It’s so quiet. Is everyone enjoying their offseason? Mine was kind of short - optional practices are starting up in a week or so. It’s going to be HOT. But what are you all up to?

As the next season approaches, I wanted to reach out to you all and see what you’d like to see here at On The Pitch. Things you’d like me to write about, products you’d like reviewed, stuff like that. I’m working on some significant new features for the site that hopefully will make it more useful than just a place for me to spout off In the three years I’ve been writing about youth soccer, I’ve been amazed at how little online discussion is going on about it.

I’m also interacting a lot more via social networks, so if you ever want to chat with Soccer Dad or even just follow other conversations I’m having, you can find me at Plurk, Twitter, Pownce, and even Facebook (which I don’t use much). I use Plurk the most. My goal is to try and use social networks to build youth soccer conversations that may spill out on the blog here or the youth soccer forums.

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   Off season? What off season?

   Comment by Lee 07.03.08 @ 10:43 pm
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   Uh, we thought it was going to be the off season for baseball, but T made the allstar tournament team, so we’re ballin’ all summer~it’s fun, but exhausting! I’d love to see some discussion on your site about young soccer players-6 yrs. specifically or so, just starting out, and how to help them develop skills, best type of team for them, etc. Our 6 yr. old is pretty skilled for his age, but we’re frustrated with rec teams (his last one was 20 kids). Thanks!

   Comment by baseballmom 07.06.08 @ 4:43 pm
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   As an adult involved in youth or high school sports - there’s two seasons: busy and really busy. If you aren’t in season, you are planning for it.

   Comment by Dennis Murray 07.07.08 @ 9:09 pm
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   No doubt about it DM - but I wouldn’t have it any other way! Practices start next week - already have players I run into in town asking ‘can we practice yet?!?!?’

   Comment by Soccer Dad 07.08.08 @ 5:26 pm
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   Great post idea baseballmom! Will put it in the queue! Good luck with baseball this summer!

   20 kids is WAY too many kids for a young Rec team. 8 is the target for 3v3 or 4v4.

   Comment by Soccer Dad 07.08.08 @ 5:28 pm
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   Would love to be more informed re what other club fees are and what each club offers for those fee’s. When and why do people change clubs and what factors they would put more emphasis on in hindsight. THANKS!

   Comment by mommat 07.09.08 @ 12:26 am
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   mommat - definitely an interesting topic. Will put something together for sure!

   Comment by Soccer Dad 07.09.08 @ 6:11 pm

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