Berlin Soccer Club

Play Hard, Play Fair, Learn the Game, and Have FUN!

Our season will be about enjoying the game and, at the same time, learning all the skills necessary to develop our boys and girls as soccer players and as a cohesive team.  It’s about players learning to give 100% whether we win or lose.  It’s about teaching the kids techniques of the game through a variety of fun games and drills where players have as much contact with a ball as possible and learn at their own rates.

Players –  

• Everyone must respect and follow all directions given by the coaches
• Everyone must hustle & do their best at all practices, training sessions, and games
• When a coach is speaking you must pay attention and listen
• Everyone is to be a good sport whether we win or lose
• No cursing or name calling! Not to your teammates or opponents
• Disruptive or disrespectful behavior will not be tolerated
• Keep your hands to yourself
• Dangerous behavior will not be tolerated

Parents –  

• Be your child's best fan and support them unconditionally.
• When you take your child home after a game or training session, please be supportive and always focus on the positive aspects of their game.
• Develop a responsibility in your child to pack their own soccer gear, clean their cleats and take a drink bottle (full of water or sports drink only) to practice and games.
• Practices and training sessions are just as important as attending games.  We can’t play well as a team unless we practice as a team.  If your child will be missing practice, training, or a game, please notify a coach or team manager as soon as possible.
• Please respect the facilities at our opponents’ grounds.
• If you have an issue or concern with the coaches, communicate with the coaching staff.  Do not criticize your child’s coach to your child or other parents.  Let’s work together.
• Encourage your child to speak with the coach.  If your child is having difficulties in practice or games, or can’t attend training etc. encourage him to speak directly to the coaches.  This “responsibility taking” is a big part of helping your child learn to claiming ownership of all aspects of the game.
• Help your child to focus on the performance and not the result; winning is not as important as the effort and performance.
• Support all the players on your child's team. Do not criticize anyone. Remember; children don’t mean to make mistakes.
• Do not criticize, boo opponents or cheer when the other team makes a mistake.
• Never audibly dispute a referee’s decision. They will make mistakes occasionally.  We all do.  If you abuse or shout at the referee you are breaking the rules of the game and risk generating a fine for the club.  In extreme circumstances we could even be expelled from the League.  Most importantly, be a good role model and a good sport!
• Parents should not coach from the sidelines during games or practice.  Leave this to the coaches or you may cause confusion and erode your child’s confidence.

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