The Soccer Sidelines

The Soccer Sidelines


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8 Week Character Development Coaching Program
March 09, 2020

If our goal is to deliberately expose our kids to Character Development coaching this season, then we need an actual plan. We can't leave it to chance that our kids are going to understand the hidden life lessons youth sports teaches. Teamwork,

Have-a-Ball Character Development Program
March 02, 2020

We need practical ways to bake character development into our youth sports programs. In this episode, I talk about one that I recently implemented in my own club and some of the ways that you can implement a similar program in yours.

Statement About The USWNT 2017-2021 CBA
February 24, 2020

On February 12th, 2020, the players association representing the men's national soccer team made a public statement that sends shock waves through the United States soccer community. If we are to believe the statement they made,

Presidents Day Weekend 2020
February 17, 2020

Happy President's Day 2020! Big news in the world of US Soccer this week. Full episode coming soon after the holiday. Get ready!

The Best Tool for Your Parenting Toolbox
February 10, 2020

None of us are perfect parents. Let's talk about a parenting and work promotion tool that is within your reach. Improve your parenting and your career!

Playing on More Than One Team
February 03, 2020

This episode was inspired by another great sideline chat. This one was between myself and a soccer day on the side of our futsal court last weekend. His son is looking at playing for more than one soccer team at the same time in the Spring.

Gender Bias in the Game
January 27, 2020

I was minding my own business, eating my lunch alone at a table when two women asked to join me at my table. The conversation that would unfold for the next hour or so went way beyond my expectations.Before I went to this convention,

At United Soccer Coaches
January 20, 2020

Fixed vs Growth Mindset
January 13, 2020

I'm trying to find way to deliver perhaps one of the most important life lessons that youth sports can teach. I want to help people transition from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset. In this episode, I'll explain the differences between the two,

Crisis of Trust
January 06, 2020

Sure we have bad sideline behavior, but should we blame parents? What else is at play in our world today that might lead to poor sideline behavior?