Coaching Kids? Use These 3 Tips to Connect With Them Better
Connecting with kids can be tough. Especially when it's been decades since you've been one. If you work with youth athletes in any role, understanding how to communicate effectively with [...]
Soccer Legend Kristine Lilly on the Missing Ingredient in Youth Sports
Kristine Lilly is one of the greatest women’s soccer players of all time. Her 352 career caps are the most of any player, man or women, in international soccer history. [...]
How Good Coaching Grew a Young Tobin Heath’s Brilliance
Tobin Heath is fearless with the ball at her feet. The U.S. Women’s National Team and Portland Thorns midfielder is fueled by creativity, as she routinely pulls off dazzling displays [...]
USWNT Star Christen Press on the Biggest Problem With American Youth Soccer
Stress and youth sports just don’t mix.
What America Can Learn From Norway’s Shockingly Simple Approach to Youth Sports
In Norway, the childhood sports experience is guided by a doctrine called Children’s Rights in Sport and Provisions on Children’s Sport. Think of it like the United States Constitution, but [...]
A Shocking Number of Youth Sports Coaches Are Unqualified for the Gig
A great youth sports experience starts with a great coach. So, what makes a good coach?
6 Tips for Coaching a Difficult Player
Coaches do their best to have a team filled with players who are not only skilled in their sport, but who also have a good attitude, are coachable and are [...]
This Company Created the First Nutrition Bar Formulated Specifically for Youth Athletes
Youth sports are more hectic than ever. Simply getting kids to the never-ending parade of practices, games and tournaments on time can be a big challenge for parents. And getting [...]
‘Joysticking’ Is Killing Youth Sports
Micromanagement is often cited as the worst trait a manager can have when working with their employees. This is no different with coaching youth sports. There may be no sport [...]
Futsal: Is This Simple Game the Missing Link in American Youth Soccer?
Johan Cruyff, the Dutch forward widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players in history, once said, “I trained about 3-4 hours a week at Ajax when I was [...]