By Tim Bradbury, Director of Coaching Instruction
As we head into another fun filled (should be) and overly competitive (you know it will be) season, it seems appropriate to pull together a few threads that may help all of you enjoy the coming season a little more.
My belief in people and energy to ensure all our youth players get a fair shake has been renewed this summer by the 150 plus coaches that I have met and taught in National coaching schools. This group of coaches all wanted to learn about the game and had a genuine desire to help the players in their charge. All were prepared to abandon LAPS, LINES and LECTURES and embrace player centered learning with no dribbling around cones at its core. To all those I met, I thank you on behalf of your players for the time and effort you have committed and wish you luck in your coaching journey.
So for all the important groups that form the youth soccer experience I ask the following.
For Soccer Parents
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