Tag Archives for " Player Inspiration "
Mark Pulisic Webinar Recap
We had a record turnout this week for our Mark Pulisic webinar - thanks to all who were able to attend. I wish I would have had time to get to all the questions you asked -and for those who had lingering
Read MoreYouth Soccer Inspires Players When This Happens
Christian Lavers, president of the ECNL used the term: “Collaboration is a force multiplier” recently on a 3four3 podcast interview. While Christian was referencing the collaborative efforts amongst
Read More7 Ways for Parents to Inspire their Youth Soccer Player
When it comes to youth soccer, the term “parent engagement” needs some clarification. Understandably there is some confusion around this currently popular and trending term.I've heard from parents
Read MoreWho You Use as Examples and Role Models Matters
What coach or parent has not used the talents of a famous player as an example? How they trained, their work ethic, stories of their youth and their skills on the field. These are all used by coaches and
Read MoreJulie Foudy on Soccer’s Unique Ability to Inspire Lives
This interview with Julie Foudy kicked off the most recent Soccer Parenting Summit – a weekend-long virtual summit where I pushed out 22 interviews from youth soccer, performance, parenting
Read More3 Essential Elements for our Developing Soccer Culture
The dust has settled, the emotional pleas for change have waned, and 3 months post the near apocalyptic event of the U.S. Men’s National Team failing to qualify for the World Cup we are in the middle
Read MoreHelp Your Child Become a Student of the Game!
Ask any professional soccer player what they wanted to be when they were younger, and they will likely say “a professional soccer player.” And I can almost guarantee that many of them wrote down on
Read MoreKelley Pulisic on Raising an Exceptional Player and Teaching Character Lessons through Soccer
I am honored to make this interview from the 2016 Soccer Parenting Summit available to all parents and coaches. The Soccer Parenting Summit was a virtual gathering of youth soccer, performance, sport
Read MoreKelley Pulisic – On the Importance of Free Play
The topic of Free Play comes up over and over again when our top players are interviewed and asked about how they experienced the game as a child. Whether it be pick up on the blacktop, free play times
Read MoreFun is Subjective – Why Finding Fun is Important
So many times I hear from the parents of players of all ages “I just want him/her to have fun.” What is often forgotten is that what is fun for one child may look very different to another.
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