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Entries Tagged ‘top-ten-list’

You Know You’re A Coach’s Wife When…

Baseball Mom has a great list “You Know You’re A Coach’s Wife When…” from the perspective of a baseball mom. A number of them could just as easily be for soccer wives!

8. People are paying you for trophies, tournaments, and parties.

9. You have a category in your email address book for [...]

Top Ten Things Soccer Coaches Should Do

As promised in my Top Ten Things Coaches Wish Parents Would Do, here is the top ten list from a parent perspective and what parents wish coaches would do. Obviously all the items in this list aren’t applicable to ALL coaches. But I’m sure all of us have been guilty of at least one of [...]

Top Ten Things Soccer Parents Should Do

As the spring season approaches, I figured this would be a timely article. As both a soccer parent and coach, it has always been interesting watching the interactions (or lack thereof) of parents and coaches. Usually the interaction is good, but at times it can be strained, to the detriment of the team. We all [...]