Category Archives for "Soccer Business"
May 5, 2020
- in Coaching , COVID-19 , Culture , Parents , Podcast , Soccer Business by The Soccer Sidelines
Solidarity Payments in US Soccer
Connect with me: https://thesoccersidelines.com/connect/ What are solidarity payments, why do we have them, and how do they work? Do they work at all in the United States? Let’s talk through a use case. In this episode, we share some recent news, then jump into the concept of solidarity payments. Specifically, we talk through the case of DeAndre […]
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April 27, 2020
- in Coaching , COVID-19 , Culture , Parents , Podcast , Soccer Business , Volunteers by The Soccer Sidelines
2020 Senior Prom MASKquerade
In this episode, post a thank you sign for essential workers, host a MASKquerade, and check in on the DA and ODP. From senior graduating without a prom or even a formal graduation to players finding new homes after being displaced from the DA, I cover several topics in an informal discussion format made specially […]
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April 16, 2020
- in Coaching , COVID-19 , Parents , Podcast , Soccer Business by The Soccer Sidelines
US Soccer Development Academy Shuts Down
It is official. US Soccer has shut down the US Soccer Development Academy effective immediately. This is officially due to “…extraordinary and unexpected circumstances around the COVID-19 pandemic…” but SoccerWire and other news outlets suggest that there is more to the story. Rumors, articles, social media, and blog posts have been circulating for days. Let’s talk […]
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March 16, 2020
- in Coaching , Culture , Medical , Parents , Podcast , Soccer Business , Volunteers by The Soccer Sidelines
The Positives of a Global Pandemic
When bad news is filling our air waves and social media apps… when we’re locked in our homes, faced with empty shelves, overflowing with toilet paper, and feeling a little down, we sometimes need to look at the bright side. In this episode, let’s talk about the positives of a global pandemic! Making Lemonade out […]
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March 2, 2020
- in Coaching , Culture , Parents , Podcast , Soccer Basics , Soccer Business , Volunteers by The Soccer Sidelines
Have-a-Ball Character Development Program
We need practical ways to bake character development into our youth sports programs. In this episode, I talk about one that I recently implemented in my own club and some of the ways that you can implement a similar program in yours. Being Intentional About Character DevelopmentDevelopment is a long game. It’s not something that […]
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February 24, 2020
- in Coaching , Culture , Parents , Podcast , Soccer Business by The Soccer Sidelines
Statement About The USWNT 2017-2021 CBA
On February 12th, 2020, the players association representing the men’s national soccer team made a public statement that sends shock waves through the United States soccer community. If we are to believe the statement they made, it effectively draws back the curtain on previously confidential negotiations between the United States Soccer Federation and its professional […]
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February 17, 2020
- in Parents , Podcast , Soccer Business by The Soccer Sidelines
Presidents Day Weekend 2020
Happy President’s Day 2020! Big news in the world of US Soccer this week. Full episode coming soon after the holiday. Get ready!
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January 27, 2020
- in Coaching , Culture , Medical , Parents , Podcast , Soccer Business , Volunteers by The Soccer Sidelines
Gender Bias in the Game
I was minding my own business, eating my lunch alone at a table when two women asked to join me at my table. The conversation that would unfold for the next hour or so went way beyond my expectations. Before I went to this convention, I thought that gender bias in the game was mostly as […]
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January 6, 2020
- in Culture , Parents , Podcast , Soccer Business by The Soccer Sidelines
Crisis of Trust
Sure we have bad sideline behavior, but should we blame parents? What else is at play in our world today that might lead to poor sideline behavior?
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December 9, 2019
- in Coaching , Culture , Parents , Podcast , Soccer Business by The Soccer Sidelines
Crafting Your Soccer Experience
Crafting your soccer experience have a place in the future of youth soccer. Imagine the stuff you want without the stuff you don’t need. #nopaytoplay
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