Imagine a youth soccer game is taking place and the only sounds you can hear are the referee’s whistle, the players calling for the ball and the coaches barking instructions from the sidelines. What you can’t hear are spectators cheering on their team, criticizing the officials or otherwise causing … [Read more...]
Soccer Dad: September signals start of soccer sacrifices
It’s September, which doesn’t just mean the kids are back in school. It also means your non-work hours are about to be dominated by soccer: games, practices and everything else that goes with it. Hey, you had a good run. Sure, you had one kid playing District Selects and one participating in high … [Read more...]
Summer vacation offers young players a chance to recharge
Taking some time off from soccer is a good thing, even if it means a few weeks of relative inactivity. My two soccer players were definitely pretty banged up when they wrapped up their spring sports seasons in June. They had been going all year: futsal and indoor soccer in the winter, club and town … [Read more...]
Respect the Refs
With another season of spring soccer in the books, it’s good to recognize everyone who helped make it possible: the players, the coaches, the parents and the league organizers. But we usually tend to forget one very important and often underappreciated group when we tick off the list: the … [Read more...]