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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
Read MoreParents 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
Read MoreOur 2019 Soccer Parent Survey is Live – 4 Minutes of Your Time, Please!
The 2019 Annual Soccer Parent Survey is now live and we need your help. Please help make youth soccer better by giving 4 minutes of your time to take the important survey. Take Survey Now Once you've
Read MoreLIVE WEBINAR WITH JOHN O’SULLIVAN
Just announced!!!A pop up live webinar with John O'Sullivan, founder of Changing the Game Project Wednesday, December 11 at 2:30 EST.FREE REGISTRATION LINK: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9103172729627509771We
Read MoreThey Lost Every Game Yet Had A Winning Season
My son’s High School JV Soccer Team never won a game. They had a 0-12-1 record, and thanks to the coaches, administrators, parents – and of course the players – they won in many, many other ways.
Read MoreDear Soccer, This is not goodbye. A letter from a college senior.
Ellis Mumford is a senior at Randolph Macon College in Ashland, Virginia and she penned this "letter to soccer" after walking off the collegiate soccer field for the final time earlier this week. As
Read MoreKevin Payne on the US Club Soccer Players First program and our Youth Soccer Landscape
When I scheduled this interview with Kevin Payne, the CEO of US Club Soccer, I knew it would be informative for parents and coaches. I didn't realize just how inspired I would feel at the end of
Read MoreWhen Does Learning and Development Take Place?
My daughter is getting settled at Emerson College in the heart of Boston as a first year student (and athlete). Last weekend, the first weekend for many of the First Years at Emerson (she has been there
Read MoreNo Weekend Plans? Try Footgolf
“Mom, I’m bored.”My goalkeeper son and I had arrived in Spain for a two and a half week vacation. We had flown into Marbella, on the southern Mediterranean coast, to give us a chance to relax
Read MoreTiPEVO to Power a Nation-Wide Soccer Club Directory
US Youth Soccer recently announced a partnership with TiPEVO - to power a nation-wide club directory that will give parents a voice and also clarity when making soccer decisions for their child. TiPEVO
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