E-LEARNING FOR SOCCER PARENTS

Robin Russell is UEFA’s first Football Development Consultant as well as the founder, CEO and Chairman Of Sports Path ™ -the world’s leading provider of sports e-learning (www.sportspath.com). Previously Robin had worked for the English Football Association for over 25 years

From 1997 –2003 he was responsible for The FA’s Coach Education Program. In 1989 he was appointed Assistant Director of Coaching and was responsible for the creation of the FA’s Football Development Program including the initiation of the Soccer Star Scheme and Mini-Soccer

In 2003 he created FA Learning Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary company of the Football Association to co-ordinate and delivers all the FA’s Educational Services. FA Learning now attracts over 100,000 users per year

As a result of his experience, extensive research and observation Robin has devised a series of e-learning courses for the parents of boys and girls aged 4-16 years of age. Featuring two families who live in North America, the courses are designed to:

• Highlight the key skills required of a Soccer Parent
• Build on the Valuable contribution that parents make to soccer
• Introduce real life scenarios to enhance and test Soccer Parent skills
• Assist the parent to prepare their child for organised sport
• Examine the causes of soccer parent problems and provide tools for the parents to solve these problems

The courses are an experience for active learners –they are NOT lectures but a series of problems that need to be solved by the parent

There are Four Soccer Parent Courses:

1. An Introduction to Soccer Parenting.
   • Who are you and why are you doing this?
   • What attitudes, skills and characteristics do you want to portray?
   • What attributes do you want your children to display?
2. Preparing your child to enjoy playing soccer
   • Recognising and responding to their initial interest in the game
   • Feeding and maintaining their Passion
   • When to progress and what to look for: Choosing Recreation Programs and Day Camps
3. Helping them compete enjoyably
   • Choosing a Club: When is the right time to join?
   • Game Days: What is your role?
   • Maintaining the passion: How to retain enjoyment and participation
4. Assisting the gifted young player
   • Recognizing potential talent
   • Supporting excellence and maintaining a balanced childhood
   • Dealing with disappointments and set backs

Course 1 will involve the learner in approximately 45 minutes of e-learning. Courses 2, 3 and 4 will involve the learner in approximately 2 hours of e-learning per course

All courses involve video, audio, graphics, animations, photos and text with high degrees of interactivity, involving learning activities and questions

Benefits for the Soccer Parent

The benefits of the courses for the soccer parent will include:

• A range of interactive issues and problems to solve
• Range of response mechanisms and feedback to help the learner understand the consequences of all their responses
• A Knowledge bank with over 100 downloadable resources including:
  • Recommended practices
  • Backyard games illustrated by computer generated graphics
  • Skills tips & challenges
  • Case studies
  • Diaries &, log books

ALL PARENTS REGISTERING WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNTITY TO RECEIVE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE SPORTS PATH ™ SOCCER PARENT NEWSLETTER

What Soccer Educationalists say about Sports Path ™ Soccer Parent Courses:

• Mike Singleton, Director of Coaching Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association: ‘These Courses demonstrate a very good structure’
• Ian Mulliner, Director of Coaching Education, and Illinois Youth Soccer Association: ‘I really like the building block approach from unit to unit and module to module there is a natural flow and progress’
• Tom Goodman, former Director of Coaching US Youth Soccer:’ Very comprehensive: I like the format; it’s simple and clear’
• Paul Halford, - Director of Coaching PA West : ‘ The ability to brand the courses with the Association Logo is most valuable as this lets the parents know it is supported by the Association‘

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SOCCER PARENT COURSES CLICK ON THIS LINK.

Soccer Interactive Members screen name and passwords will not work with the Parent Courses. You are required to complete a new registration in order to enjoy the free introductory course and continue on with the exciting e-learning courses to help you become a better soccer parent.