Undermining a
Coach
Imagine the following scenario. As a
player rides home from a game with his parents, the father begins his
critique of the game. He begins by telling his son that; "Your coach is
making a big mistake with the way he’s handling you. Everyone knows that
you’re better than Ralph is and should be one of the starting forwards.
What is he thinking?"
What ramifications does this behavior have for the
player? For the coach?
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Nine
Things
Parents
Don't Get
About Kids and Sports

| What is a Good Coach?
A good coach is someone who:
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knows winning is wonderful
but is not the triumph of Sports. |
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goes to work early, misses
meals, gives away weekends and plays havoc with family schedules
so he or she can help out a group of youngsters. |
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stays a half hour after
practice and more to make sure every one of the players has a
safe ride home. |
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rarely has a mom or dad
say, "Hey, Thanks," but receives a lot of advice on game day. |
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makes sure everyone gets
to play. |
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knows what to do if a
player gets hurt. |
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teaches young people that
winning is not Verdana, but still lies in bed at night staring at
the ceiling wondering what he or she might have done differently
to have turned a loss into a win. |
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can help a child learn to
take mistakes in stride. |
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sometimes helps a child
develop ability and confidence that sometimes did not exist
before. |
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knows that soccer is
great, but that school is the prime endeavor in these
children's' lives? |
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a youngster will remember
a long time after the last game has ended and the season is
over. |
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SUPER COACHES

KYSA Director of Coaching; Adrian Parish, puts some of MYSA's finest
through the paces at this falls Youth Module. It is our goal to offer as
many coaching clinics as possible in hopes that we will eventually have
the best youth soccer program around. If you are interested in
attending any of the coaching courses, please contact Tim Shannon. |
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Coaches Corner How can I become a better
coach? Where can I find the cool drills the kids won't hate?
Try the internet, there are many sites dedicated to youth soccer.
How
about becoming certified or licensed? KYSA
offers coaching certification
courses throughout the year look into it at
COACHING
EDUCATION. We will be doing a background check on all
coaches, print the BACKGROUND CHECK FORM
and turn it in to Tim Shannon |

REFEREES,
WE WANT YOU!
If you are a USSF certified
official and would like to call games for us fill out our
Referee Form and send it
back to us at:
MYSA
P.O. Box 223
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
Not certified? Want to be?
MYSA will reimburse $25 of your certification fees or the re-cert
fee, after meeting the minimum requirements of three games.
CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE
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