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Posted: Thu Nov 29th, 2007 03:04 pm |
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You really don't want to even though you could if thats what you chose to do, punish a child in a league for not coming to practice because it's usually the parent's fault. You have to understand that most of the time if not all of the time, their parents are bringing them. I do think that you should try to encourage their practice time with more play time. Try to motivate players to come by making practices fun & playing games.Also, explain to them that soccer is a team sport & the team will play better & have more fun if everyone comes to practice.
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Posted: Wed Dec 5th, 2007 08:07 pm |
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| Good thoughts sacback. I had an issue once were one of the kids was penalized because he had to be ten minutes late to practice everyday because of school. I talked to the coach and he was not at all willing to budge, finally ended up moving him to a different team and then he finally got the play time he was waiting for.
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soccertr
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Posted: Thu Dec 6th, 2007 11:37 pm |
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Agreed...
Next time ask the coach if you can borrow his car keys.
When he asks why...
Tell him the 10 year old that was late for practice wants to drive home and talk to his mom about it.
Should get a reaction.
All coaching programs say the same thing.
Tardiness is the parents area.
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Posted: Sun Dec 16th, 2007 10:31 am |
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| I guess there's always an exemption in the rules of sports. Disciplinary action is good but there's always limitation. And all soccer coach knows about it. It's not a good idea to punish kids. I think there are other way to discipline them.
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Posted: Sun Dec 16th, 2007 10:34 am |
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True and unfortunately these days, you have to be extra careful.
If any form of punishment takes place it should be due to behavior problems.
Then, it's a good idea to have another parent or coach around when this takes place. Just have to be SOOOOOOOOOOO careful these days.
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Posted: Mon Dec 17th, 2007 08:52 pm |
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Some great advice here.
Why is is the kids that seem to suffer in the long run. I wrote a post on a similar topic here;
http://soccercoachingguide.com/coaching-youth-soccer/should-a-youth-soccer-coach-discipline-your-child-2
Whether it is the kids that are mis behaving at training or whether it is lack of time management skills by the parent, it boils down to establishing the ground rules at the start of the year. The coach gets together with the parents and they agree on the rules for the year. These rules dont have to be a long list, just a few dot points but it helps throughout the year when issues arise as they have been discussed and the appropriate action agreed upon at the start.
Regards, Muz
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Posted: Mon Dec 17th, 2007 09:14 pm |
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Muz wrote: Some great advice here.
Whether it is the kids that are mis behaving at training or whether it is lack of time management skills by the parent, it boils down to establishing the ground rules at the start of the year. The coach gets together with the parents and they agree on the rules for the year. These rules dont have to be a long list, just a few dot points but it helps throughout the year when issues arise as they have been discussed and the appropriate action agreed upon at the start.
Regards, Muz
Very true Muz.
I think it is also important we understand this guideline varies greatly depending on age. Handling issues with a 7 year old vs a 17 year old is a totally different "ball game". The rules are set at the beginning and they are followed through so the kids know they are in place and mean something. As far as being tardy or missing practice, at younger ages it comes down to the uncomfortable meeting with the child's parents. At older ages, it becomes their job. The coach has a tough balancing act but agreement at the beginning is crucial. The same applies to parental behavior. Many issues of parental sideline behavior can be cured with a CLEAR and STRONG message of what you expect out of the parents. They represent the team as much as the players many times.
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Posted: Tue Dec 25th, 2007 03:47 am |
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| I've had to give a few kids a wake up call during practice and pre-game for just being disrespectful to their teamates (9-11 age and expected). I just told them to stand to the side by themselves for about 30 seconds while we carried on with what we were doing. I didn't tell them it would only be 30 seconds of time-out. But, it worked! and I bet those 30 seconds seemed like an hour for them. When they came back, everything was fine and they participated with better respect.
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Posted: Tue Jan 1st, 2008 12:19 am |
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I really do think that punishments for players who are tardy or absent from practice are ridiculous. A lot of coaches fail to realize that some people have other obligations, like school for example.
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