The debate over what hydrates the body better – water or Gatorade – likely will never be settled. But when you look at the consumption habits of children in sports, they consume MUCH more of one than the other, helping them stay hydrated.
Entries for the ‘Players’ Category
How Many Kids Are REALLY Over Scheduled?
For decades, parents have been convinced by the media that we’re ruining our kid’s lives by having them participate in too many activities. Yet new data shows that may not really be the case.
Differences In How Boys And Girls Retaliate
An experienced referee has some interesting observations about how older players may retaliate in different ways depending on their gender and what to look for.
Kick Like A Girl – A Documentary
When an undefeated girls soccer team called The Mighty Cheetahs goes looking for stronger competition, they find it in the boys division of their soccer league. Their coach, who happened to be in film school at the time, decided it would make a compelling story for a documentary and the result is ‘Kick Like A Girl’, a documentary due to be released this summer.
Banning Orange Slices in Youth Sports?
An Australian sports authority has banned oranges from youth sports games in the name of preventing tooth decay. Seriously.
Chocolate Milk Better Than Gatorade?
Is chocolate milk the perfect drink to refuel after an intense workout or practice? Some believe so.
A Scary Weekend of Injuries
A recent weekend in Georgia saw a significant number of serious soccer injuries. Soccer is definitely a contact sport and the risk of injury very real. Perhaps it’s time for youth referees to start showing the plastic more often.
Team Fundraising With Heart
A young soccer team in Washington is working to raise money to help a teammate’s mother with cancer treatments.
Dealing With Serious Injuries In Youth Soccer
As a coach, hopefully you never have to deal with a player that has a serious injury, but if you do, there are a number of things you’ll need to deal during their entire recovery.
A Texting Quandary
As more and more young athletes get cellphones, it opens up a new line of communication for coaches. However there are risks there as well. SoccerDad takes a look into some of them.
Sitting Back or Taking Risks?
Sometimes as a coach, you realize you can only push your team so far and they have to push themselves to really improve as players. The question is, are the risks worth it to try and get them pushing themselves. How can you get them to do that? Here’s the story of a team taking some risks to improve. Will it work? Only time will tell.
US Club Soccer Adds An Academy
US Club Soccer has announced a new U14 ‘Pre-Academy’ league modeled after the U16/U18 USSF Player Development Academies. Will the USSF still launch their own U14 Academy or will they rely on US Club to do it for them?
Chelsea FC U17s To Face Top US Youth Teams
Chelsea FC’s U17 youth academy team will face off against some of the best youth teams in the US during the Disney Soccer Showcase this weekend. As more EPL clubs partner with top US youth soccer clubs, events like these are sure to become more common.
Too Afraid To See Them Fail
When you watch your child play soccer, do you believe any mistakes they make are less likely to lose the game than other sports? Apparently many parents believe this.
