Skye Eddy Bruce, a former all-American keeper, professional player, college coach and now soccer parent and youth coach has founded a remarkable website to help the game, SoccerParenting.com.
We’ll, be highlighting a number of articles from there, because they are so relevant to our mission. An article published late last year talks about what parents can do to improve youth soccer. Here’s an excerpt:
There is a lot to do to improve youth soccer.
Some must be handled from the top down – from our organizing bodies and leagues with new policy implementation. Some of the improvements are the responsibility of the clubs and coaches in the form of heightened personal standards and clearly defined methodology.
Some of the improvements we seek in youth soccer are the responsibility of the parents.
In fact, after a weekend of non-stop soccer talk I am more struck than ever before by the tremendous role parents can play in improving the youth game.
Read the entire article: 3 Important Ways Parents Can Help Improve Youth Soccer.
