Today is National Girls and Women in Sports Day. I know I wouldn’t be the person I am today without sports, specifically soccer. I can thank soccer for teaching me about teamwork, and how to work together toward a common goal; for learning how to deal with failure, and keep on forging ahead to the…
Category: Center Circle
Center Circle: Insider tryout tips from a former club coach
Before running Finesse Soccer full-time, I coached two premier soccer teams. I coached these teams in various soccer clubs (Kansas Rush, FC Kansas City and KC Strikers). My goal was to keep my teams largely intact, and arranging the players on both my teams in a way so they were best suited for their development.…
Center Circle: 3 things to consider when choosing a new soccer team or club
Switching soccer teams happens for any number of reasons. Essentially, a player or family is looking for a different kind of experience, team or coach. Families ask me all the time which is the “best team” or “best club”. They may be looking to switch clubs, or make the move from recreational soccer to premier soccer,…
Center Circle: Get ahead of the tryout game and do some research in the spring soccer season
Here are 3 things you can do this spring to help your daughter prepare for soccer tryouts Another question often get from soccer parents is “which teams or clubs should we plan to tryout for?” I advise people to choose a team based on the coach, not the club name. Club experiences can vary greatly,…
Which is the best soccer club in Kansas City
There are so many soccer clubs and teams in kansas city. So, which one is the best? If I had a dollar for every time I was asked this, I would be off on a private island, playing soccer on a perfect pitch with views of the ocean.Ok, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but you get…