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TeamSnap is the easiest way to manage your sports team online.Try it for free and see for yourself how easy it can be.
Apr 26 2022
By: Celia Balf
One of the best ways to ensure a successful soccer practice is a detailed plan. As a coach it’s not only helpful on you to put together a practice plan,…
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Apr 21 2022
By: Celia Balf
Before we can dive into how to select the best recreational soccer program for your youth athlete, it’s important to distinguish the difference between recreational and club or travel soccer….
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Mar 14 2022
By: Celia Balf
Fear of failure looks and feels differently for every athlete. For some athletes, worrying about messing up can translate into playing timid and holding back from their ultimate potential. For…
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Mar 02 2022
By: Sarah Kostin
Soccer is a fast sport that requires athletes to sprint, dribble, and change direction very quickly. Even the players who are not involved in the play are running up and…
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Feb 08 2022
By: TeamSnap
By www.soccerhelp.com 1. Teach Your Players the Skills They Need. Strong Basic Skills win games. SoccerHelp has free No Lines Soccer Drills for ages 4 to 18 that teach Skills…
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Sep 02 2021
By: Lisa Hope
For most people, keeping track of a team that plays locally is time-consuming, maybe even overwhelming. But, add in traveling to multiple states, and you need to be an…
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Mar 12 2020
By: Sara Lindberg
Playing different sports can help youth athletes boost strength, agility—and enjoyment. Here are five combinations to try.
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Dec 09 2019
By: Lisa Hope
Fact: You don’t have to be a coach to enjoy TeamSnap. Thanks to our easy-to-use, time-saving features to help with event planning and team management, our app is quite popular…
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Jul 18 2019
By: Lisa Hope
What we know for certain? Hard work and lifelong dedication are two qualities this team exemplifies. Founded in 2017, the coaches created the select soccer team at River Cities Soccer…
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Jun 12 2019
By: Lisa Hope
It’s 4:30 PM and you’re headed to the championship game. Traffic is terrible, it’s about to rain, and your cleat is stuck under your seat. You have exactly one hour…
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Apr 15 2019
By: Janis B. Meredith
The youth sports experience starts off simple enough: Little League or soccer practice twice a week, followed by a Saturday morning game. But then things can sometimes get a little…
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Apr 19 2018
By: Dan Peterson
In June, when the world’s best men’s soccer teams kickoff World Cup 2018, we will be painfully reminded that Team USA will not be among them for the first time…
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Oct 09 2017
By: Emily Cohen
I was livid. My son, the back-up second baseman, had been told by the coach that, if the team had a sizable lead, he would come into the game in…
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May 27 2016
By: Joseph Janosky
“It was nine seconds into the game that I got to carry the ball for the first time.” And as he had done so many times that season, TJ, the…
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May 11 2016
By: TeamSnap
Our 15 year old son has loved soccer since he could walk and has been playing for over 10 years. He has been blessed with amazing coaches and great teammates….
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Apr 11 2016
By: TeamSnap
If you’re a coach starting a new season, your schedule is probably packed. You’ve got practices to coordinate, new names to learn and games to prepare for. That’s why we’ve…
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Feb 19 2014
By: Emily Cohen
You are at your 8-year-old daughter’s recreational soccer game and you are livid. Why? Because your daughter isn’t getting the playing time you think she deserves. You seethe and stomp…
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Jan 14 2014
By: Emily Cohen
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog about coaches who play favorites, giving some kids more playing time than others for various valid – and not so valid –…
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Mar 05 2013
By: TeamSnap
Part III of III Read Part I and Part II Parents and coaches, keep your cool. Manage your expectations of your athlete, or they won’t find it enjoyable on a deeper…
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Dec 12 2012
By: Emily Cohen
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog on the heightened awareness of concussions and brain injuries (“A Concussion Epidemic?” November 5, 2012), focusing on youth football. In the blog,…
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Sep 26 2012
By: Emily Cohen
I, along with several million other football fans, watched in disbelief on Monday night as the Seattle Seahawks were awarded a game-winning, last-second touchdown after Golden Tate clearly pushed the…
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Apr 03 2012
By: Emily Cohen
Since I started blogging on this site about a year ago, I’ve written extensively about parents who behave badly at tryouts, practices and games. Those yellers, screamers, and tantrum-throwers who…
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Mar 12 2012
By: Emily Cohen
Every year at tryouts, no matter for which sport the tryout is held, hyper-competitive parents can be heard boasting to their friends that their child is going to ‘play up’…
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Oct 03 2011
By: Emily Cohen
Cape Cod League baseball provides an unrivaled environment for baseball fans – young and old – to meet and mingle with top college ballplayers, many of whom go on to…
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Feb 04 2011
By: Margaux Viola
Team moms and dads, listen up! Managing a team is no small feat and whether you are a first timer or a tenured sports parent, we want to be helpful…
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