On The Pitch

Thoughts on Youth Soccer from a Soccer Dad, Fan, Coach and Administrator

Entries for April, 2009

Nothing Wrong With Being Prepared

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.

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.

SoccerDad’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-04-20

SoccerDad’s tweets of wisdom in 140 characters or less from Twitter

SoccerDad’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-04-13

SoccerDad’s tweets of wisdom in 140 characters or less from Twitter

How To Deal With Rough Play

The ZenMaster shares some tips on how teams can handle dirty play and react to it in ways to counter it and evne take advantage of it.

SoccerDad’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-04-06

SoccerDad’s tweets of wisdom in 140 characters or less from Twitter

Sarcasm Can’t Hide Inappropriate Coaching

Let’s take a closer look at Coach Kinahan’s email. Clearly it was overly sarcastic, but once you get past the wit and sarcasm, what does it really say about him as a coach? is this really someone you want your kids playing for?