What is your favorite age group to coach and why? I really enjoy coaching at any age. Each age group brings their own unique challenges. To watch the players grow and develop throughout the season is always my biggest reward. What is the most important part of a player’s pre-match ritual? I think the most…
One comment I receive from several coaches and parents at all levels is the lack of ‘hand balls’ being called. We teach referees to be aware of several aspects of ball to hand contact and that not all contact is guilty of ‘handling’. Most scenarios are just ball hitting the hand and nothing needs to be…
Helpful Links Changing the Game- John O’Sullivan remembers when youth sports was about children competing with other children instead of adults competing with each other through their kids. Following nearly three decades as a soccer player and coach, O’Sullivan began working to reshape youth sports and inspire a major shift in culture. After serving as…
