A guest column by Brendan Quarry from TSS Academy. Ed. Note: Play Better teams using 7v7 or 8v8 formations [typically U9-U12], like the NVFC Falcons, have quietly adopted these rules and now with Brendan’s permission, we are officially unveiling the further concepts as The Play Better Principles. When it comes to the importance of winning […]
Happy Holidays, Over the next week the Play Better team will be celebrating and sharing stories from teams who have already accomplished so much playing better this season. Furthermore, we want to personally thank all the teams playing better across our nation! Team # 1 – North Vancouver U-12 Flames The U12 Flames are […]
Come one! Come all! The Play Better Coaches’ Boot Room in Toronto is happening! Hall of Famer and current TSN lead analyst, Jason Devos, will be presenting The Art of Defending at The Brogue Inn. Admission is free and all is asked that you bring questions and are prepared to share with other coaches. RSVP […]
Despite the summer being a time of rest and relaxation it has been anything but at the Play Better offices. Hard at work on making sure Western teams start their season off on the right foot, that our Eastern based teams were happy and developing, and busy planning for supporting clubs down south. Take a […]
Well it’s safe to say that if you are a hard core footy fan then the worst month of the year is finally over. After a lengthy few week break, I don’t watch the average US tour games they make the big clubs go through, the season is upon us once again! And I am […]
Here we go! all five videos from the coach education night with Jason Devos. On July 11th about 50+ youth coaches gathered at Mahony and Sons pub for the monthly coach’s meetup. The group comes together to support one another with the challenges and questions that arise when you coach soccer in Canada. July was […]
0 wins since 2012. 2 goals in 14 months in the men’s game. 110th ranking in Men’s soccer, out of 209 registered nations. 1 World Cup appearance. 0 goals. 0 entries since 1986. 1 Gold Cup. 7th ranking in Women’s soccer of 129 registered nations. [Only 1 other of those nations have our infrastructure and […]
Reading the comments and blogs/articles that have sprung up around the topic of no standings/trophies for U12 & below in the last couple of weeks has left me both laughing out loud and shaking my head at how far off-base many people’s interpretations of this initiative are. At the same time they are clearly demonstrating […]
All you parents out there, we need to keep our kids in sport! It is widely and commonly cited that youth dropout rates in sports are staggering. Discouraged children are simply quitting sports before the age of 13. This is the cold hard truth. A fact, as it once was. Children are quitting sport […]
