Change the Reward. Change the Game. Will Cromack: Talking Culture: Leaving your People in action… Talk is Cheap. We look forward to what you do after! Let’s put a plan today. Contact Will today. I dare ya! playbetter@chimp.net @WillCromack www.goplaybetter.com
Play Better: theory vs. reality Note: This blog entry is applicable to all talent and age levels through Under 12. However, the context is the lowest rung of grassroots soccer in British Columbia, Canada. Take-aways: 1) There can be a huge discrepancy in the performance bandwidth of players on any team. 2) Under […]
If you’ve been waiting for a new podcast from our very own Willie Cromack then wait no longer! Cromacks latest podcast can be found at this link if you missed it earlier in the week. Cromack and others including our friends, Coach Reed and Daniel Squizzato, talk Canadian footy and explores solutions to a soccer […]
Everybody loves winning. If you don’t, you my friend, are lying to yourself. It’s okay. You don’t even need to hide it. Come right out and admit it. I love to win. It’s the best. Personally, I am extremely happy when my teams win. Our players walk off happy and our fans [read: parents] mostly […]
As a youth coach, what do you believe in ? Last year at one of our Youth Coaches’ Boot Rooms Nick Dasovic asked this question. So now I’m asking you, as a youth coach, what is it that you believe in? Ponder this question and really let it settle into your thoughts. For the majority […]
Team Play Better members Russell Teibert and Jay DeMerit have a special message to all teams from Pinnacles FC! (watch 1 min video below) Pinnacles FC – Team Play Better Challenge from Play Better on Vimeo. Looking for more details? The Play Better Challenge is on until June 14th, 2015. During the challenge Jay […]
It’s official, our Play Better teams, from the lower mainland region, have finished their first full season in our program. As a fellow coach, this calls for a wee bit of a celebration. Time to kick up the feet and watch live Saturday morning footy on the tube. No longer will I fear the wee […]
On Saturday January 17th youth coaches gathered at Mahony and Sons pub for the monthly coaches’ boot room. The group comes together to support one another with the challenges and questions that arise when you coach soccer in Canada. We were pumped to have hosted one of Canada’s all time legends, Mr. Tony Waiters. World class coach, the only coach […]
“Inclusion is not bringing people into what already exists; it is making a new space, a better space, for everyone” – George Dei Over the past few months teams from various regions across our country have been partaking in the Play Better Program. During this time coaches and family members have shared a number of […]
As the holidays fast approach I wanted to share this short video to our supporters. Team Surge is a U-12 gold North Vancouver soccer team. Over the last three months the players on team Surge have been playing better soccer to support the North Vancouver Salvation Army Shield. The Shields are one of many teams […]
