Category Archives: Coaching

Let your child be a game designer. This second home-play guide includes a gentle 1v1 game and soccer tic-tac-toe, with a ready-to-use grid and simple ways to adjust the challenge together.

The car ride home does not need a match report. Learn how to reconnect after soccer, respond to disappointment, and notice the ideas behind a child’s attempts—with useful questions for both players and coaches.

One ball, a little clear space, and a child’s imagination can start a game. Try three playful home soccer activities, with ways to make each one easier or harder and an invitation to let your child change the rules.

A busy field can contain thoughtful coaching. Discover why our kids soccer sessions use small games, how coaches shape the challenge, and what parents can look for beyond lines, laps, and a tidy-looking practice.

A good soccer week includes time to rest. Use our sleep-by-age reference and a manageable practice-night routine to support your child, with guidance from the CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics.

What should kids eat before soccer, and what belongs in the game bag? This week brings together familiar foods, sensible hydration, and an easy plan for practice nights—without turning family meals into a performance project.

Your child needs a supporter on the touchline. Start our Parent Soccer Hub series with phrases that encourage, a simple reset for tense moments, and a look at how SoCal Youth Sports gives kids room to make decisions.

Current PYSL players can book a $10 youth soccer Match Day Pass and join Sunday games in Glendale, with age-group kickoff times from U6 to U10.

Explore kids soccer leagues in Pasadena and Glendale for Fall 2026. Find schedules, registration, parent standards and a research-informed coaching environment built around children.