CDA Parent Information to Help Build Trust and Increase Player Development

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Parenting Education | Creating an Early Engagement Culture

John O'Sullivan, founder of the Changing the Game Project, looks at early specialization versus engagement. Specialization is adult-centered and focuses on long-term goals, while engagement is child-directed and encourages creativity and freedom to fail.

The Culture of Winning Hurts Player Development

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Parenting Education | Coaching from the Sidelines

Why does coaching from the sidelines only work in Hollywood? Check out this presentation by Lehigh University's Dean Koski, who looks at the problems caused by parents who feel the need to coach while watching their children play soccer. While many think they're helping, their yelling causes the opposite effect.

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Parenting Education | Too Much, Too Soon!

We must be careful about throwing our youngsters into the cauldron of the overly competitive travel soccer environment too soon, because it is becoming clear that it is more and more of a detriment and less and less of an impetus to the success of the young player.

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The Power of Mindset

Mindset can help one player while hurting the next. The right mindset can make an average player over-achieve, while the wrong mindset can make a talented player inconsistent. This presentation provides some points for both parents and coaches to note in order to help influence a better mindset in their players.

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Parenting Education | Sustaining Children and Adolescents Sport Participation

Children cite ‘fun’ as the primary reason for participation in organized sport and its absence as the number one reason for youth sport attrition. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop a theoretical framework of fun using a novel mixed-method assessment of participants in sport (FUN MAPS) via concept mapping.

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Tips for Tryouts: Players make an impact

There are often more questions surrounding the club soccer tryout process than there are answers. How do I find club tryout information? How many should I attend? How will I get the coach’s attention? US Youth Soccer sat down with Ronnie Woodard, current head coach of three-time US Youth Soccer National Championship qualifier Tennessee SC 16 (TN) and former head women’s soccer coach at Vanderbilt University, who offered her answers to some of the most important tryout questions.

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The benefits of pool play vs. traditional leagues for U-10s

Numerous clubs across more than 20 state associations have been implementing a youth academy format for the U-10 age group. This format is in the best interest of both the short-term and long-term development of the children.

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Sport Parent Toolkit by Liberty Mutual Insurance Play Positive

Liberty Mutual Insurance Play Positive™ along with our partners at Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), have created this helpful Toolkit with tools and resources to help you provide a fun and positive youth sports experience for your kids.

Download the Liberty Mutual Insurance Play Positive™ Tools to motivate and encourage your youth athlete, understand and promote good sportsmanship in youth sports, help keep your kids safe while playing sports, ensure a positive game day experience and much more.

Sportsmanship Conversation

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How To Encourage Your Youth Athlete

positive encouragement youth athlete

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Why Play Sports

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Benefits of Playing Multiple Sports

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Beat Stress

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Fueling For Game Day

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Protect Your Youth Athlete's Head

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10 Ways To Help Avoid Sports Injuries