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[quote=Anonymous]A good coach is someone who inspires your DC to love the game and to want to become the best player and teammate they can be.  It's also someone who understands the immense impact (both from as positive and negative perspective) that a coach can have on a young athlete.  It's someone who's honest yet firm, believes in your player and communicates respectfully on and off the field.

I'm often reminded of that NCAA commercial that touts the number of student athletes who play sports in college yet such a tiny percentage who go on to play their chosen sport professionally.  That is, of course, very true.  There is life after your soccer career comes to an end, whenever that is.  The lessons/habits that a good coach can help teach or reinforce in their players will carry on in those people far after they hang up their cleats for the last time.

In my 12 years as a soccer parent, I've seen more bad coaches than good.  I realize that everyone's experience in that respect will be different but from where I sit, if you find a "good" coach, you should definitely consider yourself fortunate because there are plenty of people "coaching" youth soccer that don't have any business doing so, unfortunately.[/quote]

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