Comments on: A Little Incentive http://onthepitch.org/2007/03/07/a-little-incentive/ Thoughts on Youth Soccer from a Soccer Dad, Fan, Coach and Administrator Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:59:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ed Hawkins - ZenMaster http://onthepitch.org/2007/03/07/a-little-incentive/comment-page-1/#comment-58655 Ed Hawkins - ZenMaster Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:37:55 +0000 http://onthepitch.org/2007/03/07/a-little-incentive/#comment-58655 I like the idea of motivational stuff - Patches are a good suggestion. I am finding that as we issue awards to some, thers feel left out (especially at the U-9 level and below). I always speak to the whole team when issuing awards so I don't have winners and losers when it comes to the accolates. I think I may use this patch idea for players who have played a personal best so that anyone can win one. Keep Kicking, Ed Hawkins - ZenMaster http://www.zenfooty.com I like the idea of motivational stuff – Patches are a good suggestion. I am finding that as we issue awards to some, thers feel left out (especially at the U-9 level and below). I always speak to the whole team when issuing awards so I don’t have winners and losers when it comes to the accolates. I think I may use this patch idea for players who have played a personal best so that anyone can win one.

Keep Kicking,

Ed Hawkins – ZenMaster
http://www.zenfooty.com

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]]> By: David at SoccerHelp http://onthepitch.org/2007/03/07/a-little-incentive/comment-page-1/#comment-45447 David at SoccerHelp Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:14:03 +0000 http://onthepitch.org/2007/03/07/a-little-incentive/#comment-45447 Hi Mike, Thanks for writing about our patches. We now have a list of motivational quotes on SoccerHelp that you might enjoy. Your site is great. Thanks again, David at SoccerHelp Hi Mike, Thanks for writing about our patches. We now have a list of motivational quotes on SoccerHelp that you might enjoy. Your site is great.

Thanks again,

David at SoccerHelp

]]> By: Soccer Dad http://onthepitch.org/2007/03/07/a-little-incentive/comment-page-1/#comment-35856 Soccer Dad Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:38:08 +0000 http://onthepitch.org/2007/03/07/a-little-incentive/#comment-35856 A couple things that will be interesting to see is how many opponents ask my players about the patches on their shorts and also how many kids pester their parents into affixing the patches before their next match :) Sorry parents! A couple things that will be interesting to see is how many opponents ask my players about the patches on their shorts and also how many kids pester their parents into affixing the patches before their next match :) Sorry parents!

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