Kid's sports - Revenge of the Coaches

[LabRat]

Originally Posted by lookout123

(b) Every parent of a young soccer player has to play at least one season on an adult rec league team.

My daughter played soccer for the first time this spring. Soccer wasn't an option as a sport to go out for when I was in school, so I knew absolutely nothing about it. One of my gripes about the program was that I had to go check out a few books to teach myself basic soccer, and then I found out that the rules are different for different ages/leagues etc. so I had no idea what the kids were supposed to be doing, or what was allowed when they were playing.

SO,

Might I suggest that the league present each parent with a small booklet of the basics appropriate for their child's level of play. Or at the very least post the rules of the game on the website (I assume they have) so that those of us who DO pay attention, can help teach their own kids on their own time out of practice.

I find it frustrating that I really didn't know a whole lot more about soccer than I did before she ever played.