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Post by bogan on May 15, 2021 9:23:25 GMT -5
By Julian Sfeir Typically, if one were asked who comprised the members of a youth soccer team, the expected response would be that the team is composed of players and the coaching staff. I would like to borrow a term from the business world and expand the definition of a soccer team to include other stakeholders, especially those with a strong interest in the success of the team. In particular, I would like to focus on an important and under-utilized group of stakeholders, namely, the parents. With a bit of encouragement and education from the coach, parents can become valuable allies of the team, serving to reinforce the coach’s strategies and promoting a healthy and positive experience for the players. Let us explore how this can be accomplished. Full article www.soccerparenting.com/the-sideline-sit-down/ |
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Post by datrain on May 15, 2021 11:47:04 GMT -5
I have seen two outstanding coaches use this technique: Stuart Scott at NASA and Jon Akin at UFA Metro. I love coaches that make the extra effort to educate the parents!!
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Post by Soccerhouse on May 15, 2021 18:45:57 GMT -5
I’ve said it for years
Properly educated and communicated with parents are part of the solution not the problem!
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Post by oraclesfriend on May 15, 2021 18:48:38 GMT -5
I agree that parents should be included and educated on the plan.
Also while older kids do need to talk to the coach on their own about a lot of things, the parents are paying for the instruction and also for college. Coaches need to involve the parents somewhat in the recruiting process as well. Parents pay for ID camps as well. Realistic goals should be communicated to all involved parties.
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Post by datrain on May 15, 2021 20:58:07 GMT -5
I have seen two outstanding coaches use this technique: Stuart Scott at NASA and Jon Akin at UFA Metro. I love coaches that make the extra effort to educate the parents!! Seconded for Jon Akin, middle kid played his U13’s this year and... wow. They didn’t kill us on the scoreboard but I can agree that coach, players, and parents all seemed like they were on the exact same page. The wife and I sat in on the UFA Metro “Parents Night” zoom call they put on last night and were pretty impressed. Didn’t realize that 2008 team went undefeated P1 in the Fall and then finished 2nd in SCCL Club this spring That 2008 team is excellent. Lost one of their better players to a season ending knee injury. Their starting goalie was out several weeks with a broken hand. Extremely well coached. My kid’s team got hammered by them in the fall. That said, they were a joy to watch. I stayed after and eavesdropped in the parking lot his post game talk to his players and parents. Might be one of the most impressive discussions I have encountered in 10 years of youth soccer with my boys BTW...UFA folks...if you read this...there is no way that team should be SCCL Club...you should be promoting them as your NPL team at the very least maybe even your ECRL team |
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Post by BubbleDad on May 15, 2021 21:59:54 GMT -5
I have seen two outstanding coaches use this technique: Stuart Scott at NASA and Jon Akin at UFA Metro. I love coaches that make the extra effort to educate the parents!! Love Stuart! |
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Post by datrain on May 15, 2021 22:10:47 GMT -5
Stuart is truly a GREAT coach. Such an amazing teacher. Takes the time to understand how each of his players ticks. How this guy is not promoted by Dave Smith to be a high level coach is beyond me. He could take the soccer equivalent of the Bad News Bears and figure out how to coach them into a juggernaut. My younger son would run through a wall of fire for him.
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Post by rifle on May 16, 2021 6:21:12 GMT -5
I agree that parents should be included and educated on the plan. Also while older kids do need to talk to the coach on their own about a lot of things, the parents are paying for the instruction and also for college. Coaches need to involve the parents somewhat in the recruiting process as well. Parents pay for ID camps as well. Realistic goals should be communicated to all involved parties. Agree with all this. It’s part of what makes the “zero communication” coaches who are otherwise excellent.. simply not good enough. ..tangential thought: I wonder what the USSF coaching courses say on the topic. If I have to speculate it’s probably another topic that shows hubris and sows confusion (like the fed position in rondos in training). |
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