Category Archives for GENERAL

Community Matters: Lessons for Families in Solidarity, Teamwork and Commitment

I have had a lot of conversations this past week with youth soccer club leaders from across the country, doing my best to provide emotional support and clear guidance as they navigate the COVID-19 crisis

Club Leadership Discussion on COVID-19 Responses – Recording

A sincere thank you to the panelists for this important discussion orchestrated by Soccer Parenting and Beyond Pulse regarding club-wide responses to the COVID-19 issues we are all facing in the youth

Equal Pay and the Culture that Facilitates Frustration

For years, like so many other aspiring (male and female) coaches and people in the game, I have been hesitant to speak up against the Federation for fear of it affecting my soccer relationships with clubs,

Club Leadership Matters: The Kwik Goal Club Summit

I spent Sunday to Tuesday of this week in Orlando at The Kwik Goal Club Summit – a gathering for youth soccer club administrators from across the country (and Canada) – learning and discussing best

Gratitude Matters with Richard Shorter

Richard Shorter joins us to kick of Gratitude Week at Soccer Parenting!!Richard is the founder of The Non-Perfect Dad -  enabling coaches and parents to work together to produce winning character

Gratitude Week

New Jersey Youth Soccer & Soccer Parenting Announce Partnership

PRESS RELEASE FROM NEW JERSEY YOUTH SOCCER:We are proud to partner with the Soccer Parenting Association to make youth soccer better by providing clubs an important opportunity to educate and engage with

Picking Up Momentum – United Soccer Coaches Convention Recap

From the very beginning, the culture change we are attempting to accomplish with the Soccer Parenting movement has felt simultaneously exhilarating and overwhelming. Exhilarating because the upside of

2019 Annual Soccer Parent Survey Results

Below are the results, in graphic format of the responses to the 2019 Annual Soccer Parent Survey.  I welcome your comments and feedback!  If there is a question not included it is because the

Parents Must Feel Empowered to Make Youth Soccer Better

The mission of Soccer Parenting is to Inspire Players by Empowering Parents. While I understand this can be a confusing statement for parents and a potentially objectionable statement for coaches, I was