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.
Entries for March, 2009
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.
Describe Watching A Child Play Sports In 8 Words
What eight words go through your mind when you watch a child play sports? Mark Hyman, author of ‘Until It Hurts’ wants to know.
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.
The Dizzy Llamas
I’ve seen some funny team names, and like to think a couple of my teams have unique names (Lunachicks and Lil’ Sheetz – sponsored by Sheetz of course). But I stumbled across this athletic club today and laughed out loud.
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.
