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Gratitude Week 2021 Recap
We want to say THANK YOU for making our 2nd annual Gratitude Week a success. If you missed our Facebook Live, watch below as we recap the week, announce our winners, and share the exciting news about new
Read More2020 Annual Soccer Parent Survey Results
The results of the 2020 Annual Soccer Parent Survey are in! A big thank you to the over 1233 youth soccer parents from 36 states who took the time to participate. Below are the results from
Read MoreGift-Giving Guide for Soccer Players
It’s holiday time, and one thing’s for sure: there are as many meaningful and enjoyable gift ideas as there are soccer players. So, why not give the gift that’s worthy of those who play the beautiful
Read More5 Ways Parents Can Make a Losing Season a Win
In addition to being a soccer parent, I am also a coach. This season I have a U-10 girls team with the Richmond Strikers, in Richmond Virginia. I love these girls – and I am tremendously
Read MoreChristie Rampone and Dr. Kristine Keane on “Be All In”
Our number one responsibility as sports parents is to make sure our children are in an environment that suits their athletic potential as well as their athletic mentality. As parents – it’s essential
Read MoreNew Book Alert: Play Like A Girl
What a treat to receive this book from the author and photographer, Kate T Parker. I put it aside for a day upon opening the box as I was in the middle of finishing up a project, however the moment
Read MoreSusie Petruccelli on Raised a Warrior and the Female Soccer Experience
Susie Petruccelli grew up in a sports-mad, male-dominated family in California, fighting to find her own identity and path.And she did. She won a place on the soccer programme at Harvard University
Read MoreI Like You As You Are – Feedback For Our Children
I just finished watching A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, an expose about my childhood friend: Mr. Rogers. I remember the feeling of the hard floor under my legs as I sat transfixed to
Read More4 Ways to Make Youth Soccer Better from Tony DiCicco and SoccerPlus Camps (via Tom Shields and Beyond Pulse)
Tom Shields and I share a common history as staff members/directors for Tony DiCicco's SoccerPlus Camps. While Tom and I didn't meet there, or even work together at the same time, the inspiration
Read MoreOur European Soccer Adventure – The Impact on My Child and Family
An interview from our partner GoPlay Sports Tours with Jody Kahoalii - a parent of four young soccer-mad children from Boston, Massachusetts, all of which have been brought up playing the beautiful
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