Kids Soccer: Will You Escape the Freedom?

Kids Soccer: Escape the Freedom

What do you think you’re entitled to? What is it that you deserve? Professional Contract? Sponsorship dollars? The glitz and the Glam of Soccer? We’re such dedicated players. Hardened, thick skinned and conditioned from training so hard to deserve what we want. Earning your stripes on a daily basis is a vicious cycle with the [...]

Soccer Mastermind: For the Love, Not the Money

Soccer Philosophy-Soccer Journey

A friend ask me, “How can you be bothered writing, do you make any money? At first it seemed arrogant, even odd. How dare him, as angry, defensive thoughts trickled down my spine. Funny thing is this, when I write there are no hidden agendas. I’m not aware of time or the money it costs [...]

Kids Soccer and the Desperate Cries of A Coach

kids Soccer-Love Based Soccer

“You need to listen to me.” “You must do what I say!” “You need to agree with me.” L-I-S-T-E-N! These are the desperate cries of a frustrated soccer coach. A youth coach that hasn’t figured out how to deal with short attention spans, mischief and players wanting to lick the posts. Why should the player’s [...]

Soccer Kids, Show Me What You’ve Got

Soccer Motivation-Soccer Kids

Defenders kicking at your ankles, elbows snapping back in your face. The grass resembles a battlefield and awaits your defeat. You take a deep breath, more like a sigh than an attempt to breathe. But you move forward, teeth clenched, one step at a time. You keep persisting and your instincts take over. The knees [...]

Youth Soccer and the Y2K Bug

Youth Soccer- Soccer Advice

It’s frustrating, it’s sad and it’s infuriating the way some soccer coaches become so manipulative. In their own delusional minds they believe kids, players, youngsters, whatever tickles your fancy are just pathetically stupid to spend their time, their efforts, life, career without their constant supervision. So why does this happen? Who gives these coaches the [...]