The car ride home, if looked upon as an occasion to summarize key elements of the player’s learning and practical application experiences that day, serves as a significant opportunity to buttress the positive development that is taking place. Each of these discussions may have a positive beginning, middle, and end regardless of match results or perceived mistakes on the field. The youth soccer experience should be one that is immensely enjoyed through exploration, risk-taking, and learning of ball skills as opposed to stressful feelings about winning and losing and worries about making errors or displeasing coaches and/or parents. Let’s keep this game the beautiful one!
