I’m curious…if someone uses this sentence starter to address you about anything at all…what do you hear? I’ve been working a lot to determine which phrases need to be kicked out of youth sports coaching and parenting. To me this is a huge one. I wonder what other sentence starters you all think would be on this list. Let me know in the comments.

Sorry for being MIA for the past few weeks. I have been taking some time to really focus on the students, athletes, families and people closest to me as we head into summer. It has allowed me time and space to find some clarity on my path forward here with NOGA FC. Thank you all for hanging around. I promise there is some cool stuff to come in the next few weeks. I have one big question for anyone still listening here: What was the most impactful experience you can recall from your childhood that shaped the way you talk to young people today???

WHITE BOARD SERIES Ep. 001 “The Power of Identity in Shaping Outcomes” I am so excited to kick off the white board series in our community with special guest Chris Martinez from Homeschooling Athletes on FB. In this unscripted call we will be hearing about the aspects of her families journey through sending four out of four kids to college soccer and how three of them managed to get national team recognition. The focus will be on talking through the family decision around supporting the individual identities of her kids, things that went well and maybe somethings she wishes she could do over again. Our hope in sharing this story is that all of you will benefit from her experience and my commentary around the importance of the parent/child dynamic during the most essential years for youth sports development. The Google meet link is posted in the calendar and I hope to see many of you there. If you have any questions you want to ask or topics you want covered in this talk please leave your comments below: