Category Archives for "Podcast"
Audio and sometimes video podcast episodes that talk about the game and content relevant to the game, to families whose kids play the game, to coaches, and to fans of youth sports
September 16, 2019
- in Coaching , Parents , Podcast , Soccer Basics by The Soccer Sidelines
Cognitive Mental Development
The job of being a coach requires men and women who pursue this craft to know the kids they’re working with. Different age groups have different needs. They have different communication styles and differing abilities to understand the game, one another, or even instructions given them. Most coach’s training programs parse development into physical, mental, emotional, […]
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September 9, 2019
- in Culture , Parents , Podcast , Soccer Business , Volunteers by The Soccer Sidelines
Youth Sports Access and Affordability is at Risk
Support the Show (https://thesoccersidelines.com/go/) Access to affordable youth sports is at risk. It’s facing extinction in communities all across America. I’m afraid that too few people understand how precarious the situation is. In this article, I share two very personal stories that I hope illustrate the problem as well as some solutions. Volunteers Keep Costs Low […]
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September 2, 2019
- in Coaching , Parents , Podcast by The Soccer Sidelines
The Finishing Mentality in Youth Soccer
Support the Show Finishing in the game of soccer is a string of a complex series of actions and thoughts that end with a net rattle. The finishing mentality follows a flow, from the goalkeeper and defenders through the midfield, to the player taking the shot. Each player in the chain processes a three-part Do loop […]
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August 26, 2019
- in Coaching , Culture , Parents , Podcast , Soccer Business , Volunteers by The Soccer Sidelines
Playing Varsity Soccer Without Breaking the Bank
My team came to me two years go with the goal of playing varsity soccer. Today, my team makes up half the varsity bench. They didn’t pay thousands!
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August 19, 2019
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US Youth Soccer Standards
There is a good reason to standardize the training environment for kids in their development years. Do you know what the US Youth Soccer standards are?
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August 12, 2019
- in Parents , Podcast by The Soccer Sidelines
Dealing with Loss and When Young People Die
Support the Show and our Mission Dealing with loss in life can be a profoundly life-changing experience. Learning to deal with loss on a smaller scale before the big life-changing losses affect our lives is a way for us to learn some basic things about staying positive, turning negative experiences into positive ones, and more. In […]
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August 5, 2019
- in Culture , Parents , Podcast , Volunteers by The Soccer Sidelines
Passing the Microphone
I’ve spent the last two years and 90 episodes talking about the stuff that really matter in youth sports and hoping to help you understand and appreciate the game and better support your player(s). Now it’s your turn to connect here: https://thesoccersidelines.com/connect/ Your challenge is to use any of the connect options and tell me a story […]
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July 29, 2019
- in Coaching , Culture , Parents , Podcast , Soccer Basics , Soccer Business , Volunteers by The Soccer Sidelines
It Takes a Team to Win
It’s Easy to Support this Show You would not dream of suiting up and taking on the New York Giants by yourself. I don’t care if you’re the biggest and strongest dude on the planet. You’re going to die. Literally. I have found in my lifetime of working in corporate America and in business that the […]
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July 22, 2019
- in Culture , Parents , Podcast , Soccer Business , Volunteers by The Soccer Sidelines
Is Youth Sports in the US Dying
Youth sports in the US is dying, not because the business model isn’t working, but because it is working too well. It’s drawing in $17 B at what expense?
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July 15, 2019
- in Coaching , Culture , Parents , Podcast by The Soccer Sidelines
Reliability In Youth Sports
If you think coaches are not paying attention in youth sports, don’t. They are. Things like being reliable matter. If you think I’m talking about just consistently hitting a crispy seam pass through defenders, I’m not. I’m talking about a players ability to make an honor commitments. Seemingly little things matter: being late to practice […]
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