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Are youth soccer buzzwords like ‘elite’ and ‘premier’ misleading parents?
Youth soccer is flooded so-called ‘elite’ and ‘premier’ level competition.
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Stack: How to Crush it at your Next College ID Camp
Chris Stack, Founder of Guiding Future Stars and author of the College Recruiting Playbook, has joined SoccerWire.com as a new contributor. In his first post, Stack shares eight tips on how to crush it at your next college ID camp.
Dougherty: Everything You Need to Be Prepared for Soccer Camp
It’s hot. It’s humid. It’s soccer camp season. With the spring season over, youth players get a few weeks of rest before heading off for five or six days of resident soccer camp. These camps are a great opportunity to learn new skills, tactics, and to meet players from different areas and perhaps gain a long-lasting friendship or two. If a player prepares for soccer camp properly, it can be a remarkably rewarding experience. But poor preparation can lead to a miserable week.
Dougherty: High school coaches, don’t forget to write a Thank You card
Columnist Joe Dougherty draws on his three decades of coaching youth soccer to provide a straightforward perspective on the share of the elite player development workload between club coaches and high school coaches.
Study: Youth athletic success poor indicator of adult athletic success
Success as a youth athlete does not necessarily mean that athlete is headed for success as an adult, a study delivered at the 2016 Youth Athlete Development Conference revealed.
Boehm: Youth soccer players should study the TV this summer
Euros, Copa America, even MLS and NWSL: Every soccer-playing child in North America should have their eyes glued to the smorgasboard of top-level soccer flickering across our entertainment devices this summer, says Charles Boehm.
Dure: Simple advice for dealing with youth soccer tryout season
Let’s not kid ourselves and pretend: Tryouts stink, says Beau Dure. Reducing children to numbers and putting them in artificial playing environments is not a fun thing to do. But there are some useful things the adults in this situation can keep in mind.
Dure: Rained out? Use TV and YouTube to teach the game
When spring rains soak our youth soccer playing fields, we give thanks for artificial turf. Where turf isn’t available, we’re running out of ideas. How many toe taps can a kid do in the basement? But there’s one thing youth players can do to keep learning the game. It’s a crazy idea, but it works for some people: Watch a soccer game, writes Beau Dure.
Guest columnist: Kris Ward on abusive youth coaches and how to steer your kid clear of them
Guest columnist Kris Ward shares an ugly tale of abuse and vitriol experienced on the sidelines of a recent youth match, and ponders how players and parents can keep clear of foul-mouthed, manipulative coaches.
