Today I got to act like a six year old soccer player in the NYL course. Hmmmm how many of you think THAT was a stretch? #
Working to get my national youth license for soccer coaching the next two weekends. Should be fun! #
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And now I’m going back into hiding until tryouts are over and new biz is off the ground. Will try to get through followbacks soon! #
Deep Thought - never try to start a business during end of season tournaments and travel team tryouts! So much to type, so little time. #
- Heard On The Pitch
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SoccerDad shares a funny comment made during a recent U12 soccer match in the heart of NASCAR country.
- SoccerDad’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-05-04
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Coolest part of this wknd’s tourny? Girls came up w/their ‘good luck’ thing. Blue athletic tape on their left wrist. ala UNC’s pinkie tape. #
Morning tweeps! Hope everyone had a fun wknd - ours was fantastic. Sunny warm weather - lots of soccer. Girls played their best match ev … #
- Nothing Wrong With Being Prepared
Thrown in on 04/30/09 (1 Comment)
As the risk of a H1N1 or swine flu pandemic increases, soccer leagues should be thinking about how they will handle an outbreak if it occurs. Parents will be getting very nervous if this continues and leagues should be ready to answer their questions and know where to look for valuable information and direction.
- SoccerDad’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-04-27
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RT @kettlebellcoach: Great practice w/gu10 soccer team. Everybody should coach youth sports. keeps u young & working w/kids is lots of fun #
My girls soccer team has a tourny this wknd & weather forecast calls for clear skies & temps in the 80’s. That’s just… not… normal… #
Pouring cats and dogs two minutes ago, now [...]
- Banished From The Sideline
Thrown in on 04/22/09 (10 Comments)
A Maryland league is dealing with inappropriate parent behavior through team sportsmanship liaisons and if that doesn’t work, banishment from the sidelines.
- SoccerDad’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-04-20
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- SoccerDad’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-04-13
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- How To Deal With Rough Play
Thrown in on 04/06/09 (7 Comments)
The ZenMaster shares some tips on how teams can handle dirty play and react to it in ways to counter it and evne take advantage of it.
- SoccerDad’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-04-06
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SoccerDad’s tweets of wisdom in 140 characters or less from Twitter
- Sarcasm Can’t Hide Inappropriate Coaching
Thrown in on 04/01/09 (11 Comments)
Let’s take a closer look at Coach Kinahan’s email. Clearly it was overly sarcastic, but once you get past the wit and sarcasm, what does it really say about him as a coach? is this really someone you want your kids playing for?
- What ESPN Hides From You
Thrown in on 03/31/09 (5 Comments)
When you watch soccer on TV, the crowd noise is squelched down a lot so you can hear the commentary, so you miss out on the 12th man effect. Here’s a highlight film with unfiltered audio of the recent USMNT v El Salvador World Cup qualifier. Amazing.
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