We let the kids pick teams and be a team from anywhere in the world. Russia, Germany, Ireland. And when they pick a country we tell them to go learn about it. Learning more about it gives the kids more background knowledge about the game and about the rest of the world. |
We offer parents and coaches a night to come and ask questions. And we try to give the answers and show the coaches some drills to make it more exciting for the kids. It doesn't have to be boring, it can be fun and the kids can still learn at the same time. |
We started really young. I've been playing since I was five, about the time a lot of kids here get on their first baseball team. But a lot more young kids are getting into soccer now. Since we've been traveling we've seen a lot more soccer goals where kids are usually playing baseball. I think it is going to be huge, really massive. |
We try to cover as many of the basic skills as we can. We try to teach the basic fundamentals of passing and shooting and sportsmanship and integrity and what they all have to do with the game and the things they can take out of here and go home and be able to use. The kids have really been learning and doing well. |
We're all qualified coaches. We all go through intense training and earn our coaching badges and then the ones that everyone thinks are the best are chosen and sent out to coach. |