Category Archives for "Culture"
March 18, 2019
- in Coaching , Culture , Parents , Podcast by The Soccer Sidelines
Better Coaching With John O’Sullivan
“What do you remember about the best coach you ever had?” John O’Sullivan asked. He had passed out yellow sticky pads to all tables in the room and asked us to write down our top five characteristics- one per sticky. He stood in front of a room full of coaches, team managers, and a few […]
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March 11, 2019
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The Future of Coaching
It’s time to promote social and emotional skills, but how? A team of experts spent the last two years exploring this and have a report worth reading.
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March 4, 2019
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Play Up and Play Down Situations in Youth Soccer
Play up and play down situations happen every season in youth soccer. In this episode, we talk about the who, what, and why of the play up and play down scenario.
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February 25, 2019
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#69 – Volunteer Jobs That Support Kids
Supporting kids in our soccer clubs is more than coaching or being the snack parent. Volunteer jobs that support kids range from cleanup to marketing, to managing awards to organizing BBQ’s. Community Clubs are powered by volunteers of all kinds!
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February 18, 2019
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#68 – How to be a Good Coach – 10 Ways
Learning how to be a good coach is a process. We aren’t born good coaches. We become good coaches. Here are 10 ways you can be a good coach.
Continue reading#67 – Childhood Obesity Threatens to Cause More Cancer
We’re in trouble. Diseases related to obesity are riding into our communities at an alarming rate. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, colon cancer… all on the backs of fat cells. Last Monday, the American Cancer Society released a report on a study published in The Lancet Public Health […]
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January 28, 2019
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#65 – Competitive Youth Soccer
Competition is a natural ingredient in the process of strengthening hearts, minds, and bodies. Without competition and struggle, we miss out on valuable opportunities. The question in this episode is: Why do we compete? What’s the end game? Is it to play on the world stage or is it to create stronger healthier adults? In […]
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January 21, 2019
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#64 – Follow The Golden Rule
This week, we’re in pre-season. There are lot’s of setup activities going on and in many places, buildings are mostly staff-only. That’s where I met Shauna. Shauna is a pretty typical employee working in the youth sports space. Her stories inspired me to share this episode as a cautionary tale for new parents and coaches. […]
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January 14, 2019
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#63 – Playing Chess with a Ball
There is so much more to watching a soccer game than watching the player with the ball. Come along with me as we explore some of the history, the formations, the styles, and the 99% of the game that is played without the ball. Come away with a better sense of the game and how […]
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January 7, 2019
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#62 – Cooperation Human Superpower
Many mammals cooperate, but most stick to cooperating with relatives. Human beings are different in that we have learned to cooperate with people we don’t know. This has made all the difference in our evolution. We’re genetically wired for cooperation, but our ability to cooperate is weakening. Some of the essential ingredients we need in order […]
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