Tag Archives: kids soccer
Soccer, Death Valley and the Matrix
“I must be doing something wrong!” you sigh while watching the television. A part of you wants to give up and your child doesn’t seem to listen. You want to go to bed but the thought of your child quitting continues to haunt you. There you are, scratching your head, hoping for the answer to [...]
Soccer Coaches, What Are You Selling?
Perfect does not exist. Being perfect is not sustainable and who is perfect anyway? In the last post we discussed “fail and fail often.” The message was to learn from what’s working. In a nutshell, modify and adjust sessions according to what’s working. Forget about learning from your mistakes for one moment. If you’re a [...]
Soccer Evolution: Will You Survive?
In soccer (especially kids soccer) failure and quitting has become an expected rite of passage. The statistics are there for all to see and the soccer community is flooded with sob stories. 8 out of 10 kids will quit the game. You hear that your chances of playing professionally are slim to none. You hear [...]
Kids Soccer: Start Before You’re Ready
A young, smallish plant longs to become a large, bulky tree, one that will overshadow everything in its path. The plant doesn’t sit around preparing, over analyzing or waiting for the right time. It just grows. It happily accepts nature’s gifts and sets out to grow, no matter what the conditions. So what’s the point? [...]