June 2008 Entries
In the middle of the summer, its a bit hard to think about the Fall sports season kicking up again. For the coach and the players, it is all about the practices and the games. But for the administrators of the teams, leagues and tournaments, it is all about the new mounds of paperwork. For some, the work comes as a volunteer. It is perhaps both a labor of love and sheer necessity. For those larger clubs, it is a paid position, but it is still paperwork. While Excel spreadsheets can speed the work, it is still not the...
With the rising tide of soccer players in the United States, there is likewise a growing number of camps. The camps come in all shapes, sizes and formats.
But there is one very unique soccer camp: Victory Soccer Camp. This camp is run by Goran Hunjak. Goran was born and raised in Croatia. He was a professional soccer player for over 19 years. He played both indoor and outdoor. He's got an impressive resume: 7 time All Star, 500+ goals, offensive player of the year 5 times, MVP of the year 4 times, member of the 1996 US Indoor World Cup...
Are you considering moving your club, league or tournament experience online? Do you have some hesitation?
A blog from Hanson Harmony Soccer notes the difficulty, sometimes, with going to online registration. They contracted "with a firm to take the registration process online and let's say it was a little painful for the first 2 online events. The 3rd started out even more painful but things seem to have settled down now ..."
What's the lesson? The lesson is NOT to avoid online registration. Instead, the lesson is to choose the right online registration company. Ask the right questions? How many clubs, leagues and...
I recently attended a soccer tournament for my son. It was a tournament with over 100 teams. Like a lot of tournaments there was the usual excitement of the tournament. But as the tournament wore on, I noticed an underlying tension.
What was the tension? Confusion. Teams didn't seem to know what time they were playing. Teams didn't know what field they were playing on, or what time they were playing. There was equal confusion on who they might be playing if they won or lost. Parents found themselves waiting around for results to be posted. They also found themselves trying...