The 6 Things a Parent should say to a Youth Soccer Player

By Youth Soccer Coach Bruce Brownleee

 A lot of soccer parents with good intentions give a 30 minute lecture, covering all the players supposed deficiencies and giving playing advice, in the car on the way to each match. The kids arrive far off their optimal mental state, and dreading the critique they are likely to hear, whether they want it or not, on the way home. Kids who are massaged in this way tend not to play badly, they just tend to not play, possibly to avoid making mistakes.

For best results, parents should memorize and use the following.

Before the match

I love you!

Good luck!

Have fun!

After the match

I love you!

It was great to see you play!

What would you like to eat?