Ride The Bench Or ... Get In The Game

"The Board" is comprised of: The Executive Board, The Advisory Board, Program Coordinators & Commissioners 

If interested in being part of this rewarding experience, please contact SSC's Vice President, Crag Henick at chenick@syossetsoccer.org

Congratulations to the 2006 U13 Braves team (pictured w/ Trainer Dave Fragoso) on a great season, and on winning the year long, Long Island Cup Championship.

We’ve all read about parents who yell and get into fights at their children’s games. But how are parents supposed to behave on the sidelines? What type of cheering helps? What adds pressure? Is coaching from the sidelines ever OK?

Here are some ground rules.

“I got recruited to coach my kid’s soccer team. Any advice?” The most recent time I heard this question, it came from a parent of a 6-year-old. It prompted me to put an answer in writing, based on some of the best insight I’ve gotten from coaches and players I’ve interviewed and observed over the years.

The idea for this article struck me as I sat in my car after dropping off a carpool of girls to practice last week. I was scheduled to drive the carpool both ways and it made sense to stay at the fields for practice as the fields were 30 minutes from my house.

As I sat in my car at the sports complex 

Psychology is an important part of being in athletics. Players need to have the ability to be mentally strong to face challenges and overcome failures they may have within their sport. Players will mature with their mental strength and ability at different ages. Gender as well will have an effect because males and females mature at different ages.