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5 Reasons to Stop Using Fitness as Punishment

“Losing team has to do ten pushups!” We hear this all the time on the practice field. “Pushups” is often substituted by sprints,...

4 Ways Yelling at Referees is Hurting Our Children

We see and hear it every single weekend on the youth soccer fields: “Come on, ref!” “What are you doing?!” “Are you blind?!” “Call it...

Developing a Scoring Mentality

Have you ever heard a coach, player, or parent after a match say “We dominated possession but just couldn’t score?” Have you ever found...

The Real Reason Kids Burn Out

In case you haven’t heard the statistic, 70% of kids in the US drop out of youth sports by the age of 13. The primary reason for this is...

7 Ways to Spot a Con Artist Coach

Unfortunately, there are many people in the youth soccer world who “steal a living.” They act as coaches or club directors but do nothing...

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