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5 Steps to Make the New Sports Season a Success
New schools. New teachers. New clubs. New teams. Fall is an exciting time of new beginnings for our children and families, and a new sports season brings with it an exciting opportunity for new friendships
Read MoreOur Clubs and Coaches Can and Must Do Better
Sadly, the list just keeps growing....An email from a parent whose 9 year old just travelled three states away to a tournament, was ridiculed by teammates thanks to the culture the coach established within
Read MoreA Focus on Behavior
When I think of sport, I think of the values it instills in all of us. Soccer allows everyone who plays the opportunity to realize their full potential on the field and learn incredible characteristics
Read MoreVideo Messages of Gratitude From Our Soccer Parenting Community
We asked our Soccer Parenting community to send us gratitude videos and did they ever deliver! They are fantastic! We've been feeling the joy and inspiration all week long as these have been
Read More2nd Annual Soccer Parenting Gratitude Week February 15-21
WAYS TO GET INVOLVED: SEND A NOTE ON STATIONERY:Print the stationery below and write a gratitude note. One option has writing prompts and the other is blank.
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 MoreYouth Soccer In America – (Solvable) Problems We Face
I recently joined Buford Mobley, the founder of the Soccer Parent Life Facebook Group to talk about the work we are doing at Soccer Parenting to #MakeYouthSoccerBetter. You can find the entire 45
Read MoreAn Important Message to Parents as the US Soccer DA Dissolves
This post was updated at 11:00 pm EST on Wednesday April 15With the official announcement of US Soccer dissolving the Development Academy (DA), we face yet another restructuring in our youth soccer landscape
Read MorePicking 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
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
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