Part 5 of the ‘Volunteer Power’ series introduces Kelly Porpora! Kelly started off as a team manager 9 years ago and hasn’t looked back! Throughout the episode, listen to Kelly talk about her experience from working with parents, to making sure the players belong. We also explore: Team Manager ToolsThe tools that she uses, and… Read More Volunteer Power – Kelly Porpora
In the 4th episode of ‘Volunteer Power’ Coach Eric Duong spends some time sharing his approach to working with the recreational and competitive level teams that his children play in. EffortCoach Eric has some excellent approaches to helping players identify their own pathway and help them decide on their level of play, based on the… Read More Volunteer Power – Coach Eric Duong
Heather Murdoch joined our Director of Programming, Lee Dunne, for another installment of ‘Volunteer Power’. Heather coaches her kids, and is heavily involved with her school (Peabody) and helps other teams administratively. Heather is also the newest addition to the SFYS Board of Directors! The DifferencesHeather shares her approach and ideas for coaching Coaching to… Read More Volunteer Power – Coach Heather Murdoch
In part two of ‘Volunteer Power’ the SFYS Director of Programming, Lee Dunne, interviewed volunteer coach Hazen Sewell. Hazen is the head coach for the teams that her son and daughter play on, and has been involved since 2016! LoveThe kids needed a coach, but Hazen not only stepped up to enable them to play,… Read More Volunteer Power – Coach Hazen Sewell
SFYS Director of Programming, Lee Dunne, recently interviewed coach Abraham Wallin on his ‘Heads and Volleys Podcast‘. The interview was to share the approach of Abe when working with his son and the rest of the 2nd grade team. Planning AheadAbe started out by sharing his thoughts on planning and preparing. He talks about sharing… Read More Volunteer Power – Coach Abe Wallin
Attention! Your team doesn’t have to break up! Previously, for all players that are in 8th grade, moving on to High School meant that the team no longer had a league to play in with SFYS. This blog is here to let you know that you CAN stay together. For Fall 202:With a brand new… Read More Keep your Team Together for High School!
The SFYS Program Director and DOC, Lee Dunne, has been conducting online team training in lieu of the traditional SFYS team time and has some recommendations to share. All of our players are at home and we’re faced with this interesting ‘zoom’ training schedule. It’s different for sure, but there is no reason why we… Read More The Essentials for Home Training
We’re thinking ahead, so spend a moment with us now – think ahead to your next game / training session… When creating a training session, assessing or coaching a game, or communicating with a player / players, understanding the W’s helps you understand the behavior and helps you identify the desired behavior. What is happening?Where… Read More The 5W’s and You
By Lee Dunne. So, I spoke during the #SoccerCoachesSummit for SCORES on Tuesday and talked about Redefining Success. This is something I am incredibly passionate about, having spent a lot of time in ‘losing’ seasons and working through it with the distraught parents and players! However, in Redefining Success, I am encouraging you to engage… Read More Ask Them to Show You
Attention! Your team doesn’t have to break up! For many teams that are in 5th grade, moving on to Middle School means the team disbands. The team disbands and those players do not play for a season or two until they form a new team at the school. This blog is here to let you… Read More Keep your team together for 6th Grade
