FC S0MERS SOCCER CLUB

Welcome to the Parents and Coach's section of the FC Somers website. Please follow the links below to obtain information about positive coaching, parents and children in sports, sports psychology, sports injuries, US Youth Soccer, sports safety, and on-line learning.

Positive Coaching Alliance
Positive Coaching Alliance was established at Stanford University in 1998. PCA believes that winning is a goal in youth sports but that there is a second, more important goal of using sports to teach life lessons through positive coaching. www.positivecoach.org

Mom's Team
With over 16 years of experience as an athlete, coach and sports mom for my active triplet sons, a former advertising and marketing executive, and now with over four years of running a successful Internet company dedicated to making youth sports safer, saner, less stressful and more inclusive, I am qualified to lead the efforts of our team in helping moms manage the complex world of parenting their athletic children.
www.momsteam.com

Childhood Sports Injuries and Their Prevention
A Guide for Parents with Ideas for Kids http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/childsports/child_sports.htm

US Youth Soccer Parent information
http://www.usyouthsoccer.org/parents/index_E.html

NATIONAL CENTER FOR SPORTS SAFETY
Welcome to the National Center for Sports Safety online training site. You are making the first step in becoming better PREPARED for an emergency situation - on and off the field. http://ncss.xtention.net/ecom/productinfo.aspx?productid=5&categoryid=0&startpage=1

Soccer Books, Videos, and DVD's
At Reedswain, our goal is to provide world class soccer coaching and entertainment products at reasonable prices with outstanding customer service. If you are new to Reedswain, welcome to the team. If you are a returning customer, welcome back and thanks for making Reedswain the most trusted name in soccer coaching. www.reedswain.com

Soccer Parent
As the coach of a children's team you have a lot of responsibilities. Soccer Parent is designed with coaches and parents in mind to provide guidance on specific areas that focus on the key issues involved when a child joins a football team.
http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/FALearning/Soccer+Parent/