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Recreational Soccer

Recreational Soccer is a great way to introduce your kids to the game of soccer. You will have a wide range of kids playing recreational soccer. Some will be out in the field looking at bugs and flowers with no clue about the score.

Others will be able to tell you exactly what the outcome of the game was and who did all the scoring.

I've been on both sides of the aisle...parent and coach. As a parent, you want to see your child do well, improve and have fun. Many parents also have a win at all costs attitude. This can be a real problem when it comes to your team.

If you don't set some good ground rules ahead of time, you will very quickly find yourself with a pile of coaches on the sidelines all giving your players very different instructions.

It is very important that you open a clear line of communications with the parents before the season begins. One great way to do this is to put together a picnic or other get together with the parents and players before the season starts.

Put together a little game with the parents and kids. Not every parent understands the difficulty of the game and the physical effort that is required to play for more than a very short time.

Take some time to explain your philosophy to the parents. Your goals and what you need the parents to do to help out.

Some of the things that you will want to cover here are:

Don't yell at the players
Don't give praise for bad habits
Don't yell at the refs or other players
Don't focus on just winning/losing

For Parents of Recreational Soccer Players

Most coaches at this level coach because they love the game and they love to teach kids soccer. They are not usually compensated by the league financially, or are paid minimally at best. A small gift at the end of the season is very appropriate and makes a coach feel appreciated for his or her efforts.

Here are are couple of other key things to remember:

Kids want to play because soccer is fun!
Buy a good lawn chair. You'll be spending a lot of time hanging around the soccer field
Be consistent with your encouragement of the players
Let the coach do the coaching
Let the ref referee the game

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