Tweet Hopefully your soccer league does background checks on all coaches, manages, and officers. If they do and you coach/manage, you’re likely familiar with the questionnaire you have to fill out and know that a background check is run on you to ensure you haven’t been convicted of a variety of assaults, sexual crimes, repeated […]
Entries for March, 2008
Racism in North Carolina Youth Soccer
Tweet There is an interesting thread that soccerulestheworld just started over at the NC Soccer Forum about racism in youth soccer: It is time for a community discussion on racism as it affects youth soccer in North Carolina. Please do not construe this request for a discussion to be political or fall outside of the […]
Those Moments As A Coach…
It is a common question made to youth soccer coaches, both from experienced coaches as well as people unfamiliar with youth soccer. Why Do You Coach? For me there are a number of reasons, but I think I can say without hesitation that there is one reason above all others: When the players on the team ‘get it’. Not individually, but as a team.
Did The Warm Weather Bring Out The Crazy?
Tweet Here in North Carolina, we had some very nice weather this weekend, but it sure seemed like parents, players, and coaches alike were determined to get in trouble. Our league may see three ‘incidents’ a season – we had three this weekend alone. Apparently we were not alone. How did the games go for […]
Aggravated Battery = Felony. Soccer Parents Beware.
Tweet The Ref posted a few links about this last fall and even now it’s still amazing. In a U8 soccer match, after a player was hurt after a collision and the referee didn’t call a foul, a soccer mom came onto the field to argue with him. As the referee continually asked the woman […]
Creating A Coach’s First Aid Kit
Tweet One of the most common ‘must have’ items for a coach is a first aid kit. Easy enough, you think, they have them for $10 at Wal-Mart all the time. But you might be surprised at what is in those inexpensive first-aid kits and what is missing. Most experienced coaches will tell you that […]
