Tag Archive: parents

Silence Obnoxious Parents AND Make Money for Your League!

Obnoxious fans aka hooligans. They’re not just at European soccer matches anymore. We had a problem in our Classic I league a few years ago where refs were threatening to not work and clubs couldn’t get parents to volunteer as field marshalls, it was so bad. They instituted a “Silent Saturday” which seemed to work [...]

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Soccer Kid Video: Not Sure What to Say But This is So Sweet

Soccer kid video. Touted as one of the best commercials ever. I might just agree. Brought a tear or two.

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6 Things Soccer Parents Should Say to Their Players

Mr. Watson was telling me about Doyle’s U-13 game today, and he said, “Ya know, I didn’t say any of my usual stuff to him before the game. But he really played well and seemed to be having a good time out there.” Wow.  Resisting the urge to point out a possible cause-and-effect, I dug [...]

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