We received this email from a coach who is struggling with disgruntled parents on the soccer team she is coaching: I am the coach of a u11 academy girls soccer team. I have been getting a lot of flack from parents about playing time. This is from, of course, the parents of the weaker players [...]
Filed under: Parents and Children, Working with Players | Leave a Comment »
Here is an excerpt from ESPN.com writer Tim Keown’s article entitled, “Where ‘Elite’ Kids Shouldn‘t Meet”. Parents line up to have their kids try out for under-10 fall baseball teams, where tiny kids compete for the right to have their arms trashed by pitching in four different games over two days of a weekend tournament [...]
Filed under: Parents and Children | 1 Comment »
Tommy Mallon was a lacrosse player for Santa Fe Christian High School in San Diego. During a game, Tommy and another player collided, causing Tommy to fall to the turf. Fortunately for the Mallon family, the school had a Certified Athletic Trainer, Riki Kirchhoff, on hand who recognized that, despite Tommy’s protests to the contrary, [...]
Filed under: Parents and Children, Sports World | Leave a Comment »
By Dr. Alan Goldberg (Note: This is the third in a series on Injuries to Athletes:) So what happens to all of these psychological goodies when you’re suddenly sidelined by an injury? To put it simply, you become overwhelmed by a variety of internal and external losses. As the athlete struggles with the impact of [...]
Filed under: Parents and Children, Sports World | Leave a Comment »
Steve Moore’s humor in his In the Bleachers comic strip is a daily source of amusement and commentary on the sports world. Today’s cartoon is particularly relevant, especially in light our our recent post about the referees in youth soccer.
Filed under: Parents and Children, Sports World | Leave a Comment »
As a follow-up to yesterday’s video on concussions in soccer, here is another informative video created by the University of Washington entitled: Youth Sports – Head Injury Guidelines And Procedures.
Filed under: Parents and Children, Working with Players | Leave a Comment »
Informative video from CNN.com and Dr. Sanjay Gupta about the effects of heading soccer balls and brain trauma, similar to concussions caused by football.
Filed under: Parents and Children, Working with Players | Leave a Comment »
Here is a great code of conduct letter, Coaches Pledge, given to coaches in the Anne Arundel Recreation and Parks Department.
Filed under: Communication, Parents and Children, Working with Players | Leave a Comment »
Four years ago, my son was on his high school Freshman football team. At 4’11″, 95 pounds, he was strictly a “fifth quarter” player. The fifth quarter was when all of the kids who hadn’t gotten to play in the “real” game scrimmaged each other. The referees went home, so coaches came on the field [...]
Filed under: Parents and Children | Leave a Comment »
By David Crawford This is a statement I have heard over and over again throughout the years, and if we were all to sit down and contemplate the situation, I think everyone would be in agreement. Having quality officials on every match conducted here in North Texas would be a tremendous luxury! Wouldn’t it be [...]
Filed under: Communication, Parents and Children | 5 Comments »
