On The Pitch

Thoughts on Youth Soccer from a Soccer Dad, Fan, Coach and Administrator

Entries for January, 2008

Youth Soccer During Tough Times

Tweet Jamie Trecker’s latest post wonders about the impacts of the current financial instability on domestic and international soccer clubs: In the short term, this means that teams that are heavily leveraged – like Liverpool – might face cash crunches as they attempt to stock their roster or build a new stadium. and this got […]

Spots

Tweet Think ‘cleats’ and you probably think of a black boot with three white stripes. adidas made them famous (as did many players who wore them), but cleats have been getting flashier and more colorful. From gold, to iridescent, to just about any non primary color you can think of – cleats let players make […]

Taking Better Pictures of Your Soccer Player

Tweet If you’ve got kids playing soccer and wondered why your photos of their games aren’t as good as they should be, Eric at Photography Bay has some great suggestions: This is my son’s first year playing soccer. It’s been an entertaining couple of weeks. I’m fired up about the next month or so of […]