Youth soccer recs

After years of coaching and parenting soccer players, I may be getting involved with administration in a local youth soccer league and was hoping for some advice. I have pinpointed a few things I would like to implement: better coaching education, parent education, and an advisory council for what to do with parents who can't control themselves at games. Are there any things you would add to the list? What has your experience been? What does your league do well, and/or need to improve? Soccer is growing here quickly, but as with anything, a bad experience can drive good families away.

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Fines for diving * - tdiddy07 2021-04-16 09:47:47
Thank you all! - 570tosb 2021-04-16 09:38:19
i would start with club missing - is the club looking to - boethius 2021-04-15 17:34:58
Granddaughters' team had a silent day - SixShutouts66 2021-04-15 17:16:24
Dedicated goalie development - LeLuni 2021-04-15 15:39:21
Financial assistance for needy kids - fontoknow 2021-04-15 13:49:55
- Yes. And service projects and scholarships - 1978Irish 2021-04-15 14:58:15
I coached my Daughters’ various soccer teams for 16 - 1978Irish 2021-04-15 13:42:18
I assume refs will be terrible, but it's ok as long - Freight Train 2021-04-15 13:25:05
I ran our basketball program for 2 years--on the board for 6 - veets 2021-04-15 13:13:20
Doubling down on logistics - Nobilo 2021-04-15 13:12:27
Consider banning parents from games. - grnd 2021-04-15 12:47:04
- Our basketball league had 1 fan per kid...it was glorious - ndgenius 2021-04-15 12:55:08
Thank you for volunteering - 96_ND 2021-04-15 12:29:07
Thanks for volunteering. While I have you I need my kid to - Carlos Huerta 2021-04-15 12:18:05
- I had 3 ice skaters on the U 9 girls team I coached - 1978Irish 2021-04-15 15:09:56
In addition to below - wcnitz 2021-04-15 12:05:33
Not sure how much control you have over reffing - pmoose 2021-04-15 12:03:44
- I had to get out of reffing because it was so miserable - ndtnguy 2021-04-15 13:12:39
- 100% agree. The refs affect the entire tenor of the league. * - Giggity_Giggity 2021-04-15 12:33:56
- officiating in all sports has gotten worse, IMO - jt 2021-04-15 12:30:05
  - Agree - elcortez01 2021-04-15 13:04:24
  - Good refs are invaluable. A couple years ago my son slammed - wpkirish 2021-04-15 13:02:50
    - Curious on how others view this - Nobilo 2021-04-15 13:18:54
      - That requires mentoring - wcnitz 2021-04-15 13:28:37
- Is this league under USSF? - wcnitz 2021-04-15 12:07:22
  - We are in the higher level leagues - pmoose 2021-04-15 12:20:38
    - The shortage is a real problem - wcnitz 2021-04-15 12:24:18
      - There is a real shortage - 96_ND 2021-04-15 12:34:19
        I don't see a problem with a parent letting a ref have it - pmoose 2021-04-15 13:54:49
        Then you are part of the problem. - grnd 2021-04-15 15:21:29
        On top of that - wcnitz 2021-04-15 15:41:39
        it's a cycle - wcnitz 2021-04-15 12:41:20
        I should have made my response above here * - ndtnguy 2021-04-15 14:06:03
        I keep doing it because I love the game and the kids - wcnitz 2021-04-15 15:44:22
A few thoughts - TripleDomer 2021-04-15 11:48:45