Category Archives for "Parents"
July 23, 2018
- in Coaching , Parents , Podcast , Soccer Basics by The Soccer Sidelines
#38 – Soccer Cleats The Basics
Choosing a “Boot”Don’t let the word “boot” raise an eyebrow! Soccer cleats are also called soccer “boots,” “cleats,” “football boots,” and even “soccer shoes.” These are all the same thing. I’ll use them interchangeably in this article. For newer parents, having a lot of names for the same thing creates only the first bit of […]
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July 16, 2018
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#37 – Getting the Most From Training
The World Cup is Coming to AmericaThere isn’t an American soccer player who isn’t already talking about and thinking about the World Cup in 2026. The excitement such a world-class event will bring to our continent is huge! That said, there is also a lot of thinking going on around not only how do we […]
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July 9, 2018
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#36 – Bad Sideline Behavior
A National EpidemicWhat I’m about to share with you is a problem of National consequence. I’m not exaggerating! Producing this podcast, acting as Club President, and coaching, I tend to be reaching out and connecting with a lot of people. I’m hearing the same story from all corners of my world. Bad sideline behavior is […]
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July 2, 2018
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#35 – Getting To Play Soccer
“Necessity is the Mother of Invention.” Plato Playing Soccer Can Cost Money and TimeWhile “the Beautiful Game” can be played with just a ball, a flat surface, and bare feet; in the US, we tend to throw in paid coaches, paid referees, field fees, travel fees, uniform fees, and we need to pay someone to […]
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June 25, 2018
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#34 – English Football in America
Partnering with Stoke CityIt’s taken months to put together a partnership with Stoke City Potters and Global Image Sports. This past weekend, we realized a major benefit from that partnership: an ID camp for kids throughout the region. We got rained out for part of the camp, but the camp continued – even when wet. […]
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June 18, 2018
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#33 – Soccer is Coming to America – Bid For the 2026 World Cup
North America Won The Bid for the 2026 World Cup!What Did We Win? The United States, Canada, and Mexico will co-host the 2026 World Cup. This will be a 48 team World Cup – a global phenomenon – with 80 games played in total. 60 games will be played in the US. 10 games will be […]
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June 11, 2018
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#32 Earning and Owning What You Do
It Goes Back Thousands of YearsIf you wanted to be a medicine man (a Shaman) you couldn’t get there without some help. You needed to be recognized by your community as a Shaman before you could officially call yourself a Shaman. Someone else would have to see the Shaman in you and name what they […]
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June 4, 2018
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#31 Three Common Mistakes Made on the Soccer Pitch
Playing Next to One Another vs With One AnotherIt takes human beings a few years to figure out that there are other humans in the universe. When kids are young – in the earliest years of soccer development – kids do what’s called parallel play. We witness this phenomenon as kids playing next to one […]
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May 28, 2018
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#30 – The Soccer Mom Uber
Mom and Dad’s Investment is SignificantMom and Dad’s investment in soccer is not just money. It’s shopping for stuff, replacing stuff, cleaning stuff, picking up stuff, vacuuming the lawn of dead grass and astro turf bits that multiply in corners, cleaning scuff marks from car footwells, cleaning scuff marks from walls, scooping up a never […]
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May 21, 2018
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#29 – Improving Skills Off the Soccer Pitch
We have experienced a lot of rain this past week and a half. We were able to get games in last Saturday, but practices were all called off this past week. As we wind down the end of the Spring season and look forward to the summer, many Clubs are facing several months of no […]
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