What you need on your club's website
(and a lot of things you don't, including this font)
About me
Journalist
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1995: Built first website
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1996: Moved full time into web production, editing and content creation
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1999-2010: USA TODAY, mostly online until 2007-ish
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2010-present: Freelance for The Guardian, Soccer America, ESPN, FourFourTwo, SoccerWire, Fox Sports and a few others
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Covered youth soccer extensively for Soccer America, SoccerWire and my own blog/podcast
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As part of that work, looked at many, many youth club websites
Parent/coach
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Rec from U6 to U16
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Travel from U9 to U11
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F license
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E license
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Another F license
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Part of the D license
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Intro to Grassroots
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In-person and online 11v11 modules
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Positive Coaching, countless safety videos, etc.
Better practices
A few things that won't injure your eyes ...
Evaluate:
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Sockers FC, Chicago
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Braddock Road Youth Club, NoVa
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Slammers, somewhere in SoCal -- check this out
Good, clean, simple:
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Recreational program info - Arlington, Va.
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Alumni page - D'Feeters, North Texas
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FAQ and coach/league list - Vienna, Va.
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Coach bios and league explanations - Wilmington, N.C.