If you’ve ever wondered how you could motivate your players to try harder or use soccer moves in a match, consider awarding soccer patches. In our third year of awarding patches, we’ve come up with a wide variety of criteria, encouraging players to work on many aspects of their game.
Entries Tagged ‘awards’
Nominate A Responsible Coach
I was reminded by Joyce over at Youth Sports, that the US Youth Soccer Association is collecting nominations for Responsible Coach awards:
which recognize youth soccer coaches who demonstrate the characteristics of a Responsible Coach and are important youth mentors and community leaders.
I had gotten this via email a while back and forgot to [...]
A Little Incentive
During the offseason, I’ve been trying to come up with ways to help take my U10 kids ‘to the next level’ this Spring. They had a very successful season in the Fall and I wanted to give them some extra incentive to improve and work harder this Spring since they face a tougher division. My [...]
Trophies, Awards, and Medals, Oh My!
While I was on the other end of the state with my U10 team trying to win a tournament trophy, the coaches in our league decided to have a very informative and spirited debate about end of season awards, participation trophies, and alternatives. As season wrap up and teams decide what to do across the [...]
Gender Neutral Awards
If you coach a co-ed team or organize a coed tournament, finding nice gender neutral trophies can be an adventure.
