and 20 years ago, they never hospitalized you. they sent you home for parents to observe you.
no, it used to be that way. most academies now have at least 2 teams in each age, one competitive and one not as competitive. For U17, PDA has 4...
also in NJ here. i don't know how young they start the 25 players on a roster crap but stay away from it. i have seen one team say they want to...
as a 48 year old suffering from multiple concussion syndrome, i say its not worth it. yes, we all could die from a car accident tomorrow but i...
we had a coach that never paid his fees and then blamed the league that they just weren't accepted. tacky but coach can't lie with public info...
glad i wasn't the only one. thought i missed something.
all our seniors are captains. last year 3, this year 7
Hello all, My daughter is a HS keeper. We are getting bombarded with camp and university emails. She wants to attend a good GK camp or two but...
Okay, I got sent to the parking lot for the 1st time by a REF. LOL! Visiting team was down by 1 and the game turned into brawl ball. Player was...
My U16 GK daughter sounds a lot like your daughter. She is not normally motivate to do work on her on, never was, but she will go to almost ANY...
NJ for the girls: it used to be a simple progression. adding distance from home as you moved up. teams were accepted into a higher league based on...
go with your gut and stick by it no matter what your son says. I allowed my daughter to make a move that I saw "nightmare" written all over it...
One top NJ player sat out her freshman year because she was targeted so badly in her 1st HS game. not intimidated but HS soccer not worth...
What makes me crazy is when parents cry foul after their kid(s) is/are the biggest offenders. if you can't take it, don't give it out. My...
I am in NJ. home of several child cancer cluster. I live near Ciba, probably the largest and most famous in NJ. I know a few older fields failed...
every one of my daughter's friends that play on a top 1-10 team made varsity as freshman. edit: every one of my daughter's friends that play on a...
IMO, If she is standing in goal, she should have basic training. you can also find an older GK to help them for free. my daughter helps out...
of there is a joke among horse people...."everyone is a horse trainer." it is true, everyone that rides a horse teaches it something. could be...
high school coaches only care who will help them win. they don't care what club team/level kids play/ed on. every one of my daughter's friends...
my daughter started keeper training at U8 or U9. she is U15 now. I initially did it so she could protect herself and to have the basics. depending...
Yeah, some hazing (freshman jobs like carrying gear or getting water, wearing something goofy) is fine but sexual crosses the line. It is our job...
rhrh, well my daughter was the GK and it was a mild temp day. the chances of her dropping of heat exhaustion was next to nil. I went back for her...
LOL, love it soccer taxi! my daughter had just started her U11 year and at the first game, first tournament she forgot her water which had been...
my daughter was benched by a coach at a tournament for taking a shot. she played Forward and keeper. came to the team as a full time keeper with...
Some of my friends think I am nuts for doing college stuff already. I guess I am nuts! LOL