how do we get the soccer parents out of soccer

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how can we get the parents out of soccer - kids will never get to level of other countries with this soccer clueless group involved

see what i did there?

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how can we get the parents out of soccer - kids will never get to level of other countries with this soccer clueless group involved

see what i did there?

That could happen if we could dispatch the Brits back to their home land. Haven't been able to trust one in over 250 years now.

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how can we get the parents out of soccer - kids will never get to level of other countries with this soccer clueless group involved

see what i did there?

not sure if this is what you are discussing, but no parents are sitting over their kids in school and certainly not during tests.

Quite the hover helicopter environment here. For all this talk about Grit, sounds like the only grit is on the wheels of the lexus.

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That could happen if we could dispatch the Brits back to their home land. Haven't been able to trust one in over 250 years now.

Do you really think they want to help snotty nose kids from america?They probably have a good laugh when they are sitting with their mates having a nice cold pint. Stupid Americans!

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not sure if this is what you are discussing, but no parents are sitting over their kids in school and certainly not during tests.

Quite the hover helicopter environment here. For all this talk about Grit, sounds like the only grit is on the wheels of the lexus.

Yes. 1. Find a place where there is a pickup game on regular basis. 2. Kid goes, you don't. 3. Repeat 2 many times. 4. When helicopter parents want to know what "camp" your kid attended over summer, explain: free camp.

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Yes. 1. Find a place where there is a pickup game on regular basis. 2. Kid goes, you don't. 3. Repeat 2 many times. 4. When helicopter parents want to know what "camp" your kid attended over summer, explain: free camp.

Good point. And when your kid wants to go to "free camp," you find out quickly what level of love they have for the game.

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Yes. 1. Find a place where there is a pickup game on regular basis. 2. Kid goes, you don't. 3. Repeat 2 many times. 4. When helicopter parents want to know what "camp" your kid attended over summer, explain: free camp.

Yes, they can ride their bikes (with baseball cards in the spokes), to the many soccer pick up games that are so plentiful.

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The Phantom says there are pick up games on Boston Common all the time.

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The Phantom says there are pick up games on Boston Common all the time.

All over if you knew what wad happening outside of the pay to play world.

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All over if you knew what wad happening outside of the pay to play world.

A kid expresses a desire to get better at soccer.

Parent living anywhere but US: great play more soccer!
US parent: great let me find my checkbook!

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Yes, they can ride their bikes (with baseball cards in the spokes), to the many soccer pick up games that are so plentiful.

In my town, pick up games twice a week in the summer. Mainly for adults, but if enough kids come, they have their own game.

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All over if you knew what wad happening outside of the pay to play world.

fantasy

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need to not support GPS, NEFC, STARS and BOLTS

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need to not support GPS, NEFC, STARS and BOLTS

Exactly! We need more unstructured kick ball!

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Yes, they can ride their bikes (with baseball cards in the spokes), to the many soccer pick up games that are so plentiful.

Exactly! In your average New England town, there is probably one, maybe two, kids in each age group who have enough passion for soccer to want to play all the time. There just aren't groups of kids hanging around the soccer fields to gather into a pickup game. This is why club soccer is so popular, as it's a place to gather all the kids passionate about soccer across multiple surrounding towns. Misguided parents will put in the time and effort to get their kids to club practice, since they are paying for it and regard professional coaching so highly. Far fewer would be willing to drive their kid a half hour to a regional pickup game. Sad when the adult pickup games far outnumber youth pickup games.