SEVERAL STUDIES HAVE IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING "TRUTHS" ABOUT CHILDREN AND SPORTS:
Reproduced from: Ewing, M. E. & Seefeldt, V. (1990)

• Fun is pivotal; If it isn't "fun", young people won't play a sport
• Skill development is a crucial aspect of fun; it is more important than winning even among the best athletes.
• The most rewarding challenges of sports are those that lead to self-knowledge.
• Intrinsic rewards (self-knowledge that grows out of self-competition) are more important in creating lifetime athletes than are extrinsic rewards (victory or attention from others)

Parent's Code of Conduct:  Help make your child's soccer experience a pleasant and enjoyable one by following these simple guidelines.  After all, we want to teach them how to play the game, have fun, and "Love the Game".

Soccer Parents:  Unless we played soccer in high school, most of us have been here.  Some advice from Parenting Magazine.

Simplified Laws of Soccer:  Soccer does not have "rules" - instead there are "laws".  There are only 17 of them.  Check these out so you have a good understanding of the game.

Children's Poem:  Something to help us all keep things in perspective...remember, it's all about having fun!

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