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[quote=Anonymous]Pretty much the same record as PP. wondering if we're at same school? Ours is a school program so we take every kid in the grade who wants to play . A few huge factors:

Fun. The kids like each other and enjoy the coaches, and even with no scores really like "winning." This also leads to the next factor.

Kids come back. Third year with this Amtrak. Some (not all) girls left to a girls team. Some boys moved. But every boy in school still plays on same team, travel ambitions or not. Some kids simply don't get it, but most in their third year are developing real skills and their skill growth has been essential to our success.

Team atmosphere. As above, some get it, some don't, and a few really do. But the best and the worst (even though they're acutely aware who's who) are happy to support one another and like playing together- but they know what the others are capable of.

A ringer. One kid is just very skilled so he can be used anywhere in the field and in his equal share of play time always changes the game- we use him in goal when we're up by too much. But the team splits to multiple fields and he's not on every one and also plays limited time.

Other sports. While soccer practice at recess and after school would be best, our kids come from a more traditional sports schoool. But all kids play other sports- not just on teams, but at recess and aftercare and on free weekends. These kids are becoming athletes and that helps in soccer.

Biggest one: touches and patience. Our kids have their own ball at their feet for at least 30 minutes at each weekly practice. 30 minutes isn't much, but it's the time we have with 8 old attention spans before small sided scrimmages. But think about how much time they have the ball at their feet in a game or scrimmage and you'll realize that these 30 minutes make all the difference. Patience because k some kids learn slowly.[/quote]

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