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TCM Survey: Youth soccer players who don’t practice at home are more likely to quit
Results from The Coaching Manual's survey.
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Does heading a soccer ball really lead to brain injury?
A rising number of alarming headlines about links between heading and brain injuries have concerned many soccer parents. But Dr. Wendy LeBolt urges you to be a highly cautious, informed consumer of information on this topic. Here's why.
Motherhood is a Contact Sport: McLean Redshins style
Soccerwire.com featured columnist Dr. Wendy LeBolt shares the story of the McLean Redshins, a Women's Over-30 team made up of mothers who enjoyed watching their children play, and then worked to find success themselves on the field.
Playing up: Is developing their skills worth giving up our win?
Is playing up in soccer safe or important for development? Soccerwire.com featured columnist Dr. Wendy Lebolt argues that whether we are keeping our kids back or strong-arming a ringer to join our team, we might do well to assess our motives.
The parent-coach conversation: Should we…or shouldn’t we?
Are coaches and parents communicating adequately in North American youth soccer? This week Dr. Wendy LeBolt explains what happened when she broke through the traditional silence between club and high school coaches, and how doing so can help young players immeasurably.
Abby is hurt again; is time for her to play smarter?
She’s gone and done it again. This time Abby Wambach has fractured an orbital bone. Soccerwire.com featured columnist Dr. Wendy LeBolt argues that it's time for marquee player to realize how important it is for the game for her to be in the lineup, and start playing smarter to stay injury-free.
Why do you coach?
Our kids need coaches. Soccerwire.com featured columnist Dr. Wendy LeBolt shares her story as a coach with little experience and how, when she stepped up to the plate, the kids taught her everything she needed to know.
O’Sullivan: The race to nowhere in youth sports
The race to nowhere in youth sports.
Lebolt: Mothers of the Game
Before there was Abby. Before there was Mia. Before, even, there was Michelle, there was Chris Reynolds...This week SoccerWire's Wendy Lebolt presents a very special account of the McLean Redshins, one of the first adult women's soccer teams in the U.S. -- full of pioneers who laid the foundations for the country's current world dominance.
