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.
Entries for the ‘League Administration’ Category
Banished From The Sideline
A Maryland league is dealing with inappropriate parent behavior through team sportsmanship liaisons and if that doesn’t work, banishment from the sidelines.
Why Fields Are Closed When The Sun Shines
Soccer fields always seem to be closed longer than they should be when it rains and many parents and coaches don’t understand why. Here’s some info we shared with our league to try and help them understand instead of thinking we’re Bill Murray in CaddyShack.
Respect
The English Football Association has launched a major educational campaign called ‘Respect’ designed to help parents and coaches be more supportive of their children, referees, and the youth game in general. It’s fantastic.
Will The Economy Kill HS Soccer?
As tax revenues dive off a cliff in these tough economic times, more and more school districts may consider cutting sports programs. Soccer has always suffered as a step child sport at many schools. If cuts are necessary to educate our kids – will they be fair? What can you do to help ensure they are?
Fort Worth Bans Energy Drinks at Soccer Games
A Texas youth soccer league recently banned energy drinks like Jolt after noticing a disturbing rise in their use by young players at their matches.
Rhode Island May Form Council To Settle Parent Disputes
Rhode Island is considering the formation of a state council to settle youth sports disputes. The ramifications if such a law should pass could be widespread and disastrous.
Effective Field Lighting
If you are looking to add lights to a soccer field, there are many factors to consider.
Cleartainers – Portable Recycling Bins
Improving recycling at soccer complexes can often be done by using the right containers. One company has a neat collapsible container that would be perfect for soccer complexes that host big events, but the pricing is prohibitive.
How Environmentally Unfriendly is Youth Soccer?
An environmental group thinks professional soccer is one of the most environmentally unfriendly sports there is. I think that’s a stretch, but it got me thinking about the environmental impact of youth soccer and it’s worse than you may think.
Political Style Fundraising for Youth Soccer
Would you attend a $75/plate fundraiser for your soccer league? One league in Colorado thinks their parents will. Interesting.
ECNL to Fill a Void for Girls Soccer?
A new proposal is being presented to elite clubs across the country to form an elite girls national league that is similar in structure to the current USSF Development Academy for boys. Except it’s not the USSF that is presenting it.
Forming A Soccer League In Tanzania
If you’ve been involved in organizing any type of youth activity or sport, you know it can be a difficult task. Imagine if you had to organize a league in the mountains of Tanzania! Brown student Abby Hein set out to do just that last summer as part of a school fellowship and recently published an essay about her experiences.
Youth Soccer Coach Orientation
While I’m sharing documents, here is a presentation recently put together by our league’s Director of Coaching that was presented to all of our league’s coaches this season. It’ll be the basis for our league’s Youth Soccer Coaching Handbook, which we’re currently writing. Some things are specific to our league, but overall it’s an informative [...]
Updated Soccer Team Manager Handbook
If you’ve ever managed a soccer team, you know it can be a daunting task. This handbook from a North Carolina soccer league can help any new team manager understand what is involved.
