Your son or daughter just came home from school holding that wonderful form to sign up for youth soccer. There on the bottom is that wonderful question, “Would you like to help, by being a Coach or Assistant Coach?” Come on, check that box. You know it could be fun. Coaching youth soccer often falls squarely on the shoulders of parents, who many times have never played the game. Are you up for the challenge?
Soccer has gained a lot of popularity as a youth sport, due to limited amount of equipment needed, and the extreme fun the kids can have. But the challenge in coaching youth soccer, many of the parents in the USA have never played soccer, and most don’t know where to start learning.
Luckily, coaching youth soccer is something you can learn. There are many great websites, and books on the subject. The soccer field’s key areas are easy to learn, and the rules are not complicated. (Ok, with the exception of the offsides rule.) I’d highly recommend you grab of book on soccer, that covers all the important information, it can save you time. It is very easy to learn simple practice drills and games, to get yourself started.
Why do parents start coaching youth soccer? Usually because no other parent volunteered. But I’ll tell you, coaching youth soccer could be the greatest time of your life. You will enjoy the energy of the children during practices, the excitement of the games, the fun of interacting with parents. You suddenly can influence children’s behavior, and many times their attitudes towards sports and life. You are a teacher.
If you follow our articles, you can learn many of the little items you need for coaching youth soccer. But one thing I do recommend, find a mentor, a coach who has been around a few seasons and has been successful. Ask them for recommendations. They will love that you thought of them. They can quickly get you started on the right track, and then with the aid of our articles, and a great book, you’ll be well on your way to doing a great job.
How much time does coaching youth soccer require? That question varies, depending on what level you are playing at. For very competitive groups, it may involve practice everyday, with practices taking over an hour. If you’re coaching youth soccer for many of the local city leagues, coaches often only have one or two practices a week, and one or two games per week. It is definitely a major commitment to your time, but I assure you, the rewards far outweigh the loss of time.
If this entire article sounds like a sales pitch to have you start coaching youth soccer, you’re right! We need more parents who commit to coaching and assistant coaching, so our youth can learn this wonderful sport, and enjoy the benefits of exercise, learning team play, coordination, and positive thinking. Come on, check that box, and enjoy the fun of coaching youth soccer.
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I lost my job 6 months ago, but I've finally found something I can do at home to make some exta money to help make ends meet. By no means am I rich, but every penny helps. Try it yourself. http://www.goodinternetdeals.com/Work-At-Home.html
I've volunteered with several youth programs, and I've had some pretty positive experiences with all of them. I currently work with several programs. I am an active "Big" in the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization:
http://www.bbbs.org
I'm on my second match, and it's been a lot of fun. Even though at times you may not realize the impact that you are making, it's all of the little moments that make it worthwhile.
I also volunteer through my volunteer center to tutor children at the library and work at the local children's shelter. I've found the most variety through the volunteer center:
http://www.handsonnetwork.org/our-network/
http://www.pointsoflight.org/c.....center.cfm
http://national.unitedway.org
It all depends on the type of time commitment, and what you are looking for in a program. If you are looking for a one-on-one match, then I would suggest that Big Brothers is a very good program. If you are looking for general mentoring opportunities, I think your volunteer center may be able to help you find stuff that will have a shorter time frame to get started. In both cases with Big Brothers, it did take quite a bit of time before I was matched, and a longer time in order to build a relationship with my match.
Good luck!
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Haha, pretty funny. But Ozzy made it a whole lot better. Good taste in music.
This video was funnier than hell lol wow wouldn’t that be awesome.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters is a great mentoring program.
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you can make them an exact clone of you!
Watch the new episode of Clone Wars, on Cartoon Channel!
I would start by going to a city hall meeting for the city that you're interested in and see how they operate. After the meeting, talk to the Chair of the commission and see if he or she may be interested in such a program. Then ask them how you can put discussion of this on the next meeting's agenda. You will likely have to give a short presentation of the program and answer questions by council members and other citizens that come to the meetings. It will help if you can get the support of teachers in local schools and make sure that they show up at the meeting to support you.
Hope that helps!
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You won't get rich but there are lots of jobs available.
It's stressful though — there is high turnover because of the hours vs. the amount of pay.
You can be a mentor without it being your job — lots of kids need mentors.
(At first I thought you were talking about being a youth pastor)
You are going to need help to do it. TV stations won't run commercials that don't meet their standards. Hunt down local TV production students or even public-access TV afficionados.
I make my own infomercials for the internet… but making commericals for TV is a different game altogether.,
That girl at 1:44 is a bitch
Get involved with area schools, churches, youth groups, sports leagues and scout groups. Write to their community service coordinators (or whoever would best fit this description) and ask to be put on a list of organizations looking for help.
In particular, find out who in your community encourages or requires community service. Ask kids to run small grade-level or school/church/team wide drive for the items you're looking for. Do it in advance so you can bank the bulk of the items for the coming year and fill in as necessary. 5 kids with 20 friends each bringing 1 school item equals 10 filled backpacks. Get a whole school involved and you may be able to cover your program for the year and attract new donations.
Also consider getting volunteers involved in more direct ways. People who are invested in a program are more likely to support it financially.
I run a small non-profit and I've been spreading the word about our program to supply gently used sports uniforms and footwear to kids in rural Mexico. I was just contacted by a family whose 4th grader is interested in running a drive at his school as part of a run for class office. Apparently it's a tradition at his school to prove one's leadership through such a project. I know he won't be able to supply a very large part of what we need, but every little bit helps and the publicity we'll get out of it will be very valuable. We'll run a thank-you in the newspaper, put his face on our website and benefit from the word-of-mouth publicity at his school.
“what are you doing”….”ughhh i’ll tell u when u get older”…LOL
i would say to talk with a salvation army family shelter director.