Unique Program Promotes Sideline CheerleadersSoccer is a player's game. Players learn the game by trying new things, making mistakes and trying again. Sideline critics who scream instructions at players or criticize referees or coaches just slow down the learning process and make it less fun for everyone. Negative, even violent, behavior of players, coaches and parents involved in youth sports has become almost epidemic in the U.S. Kids Zone® is a proactive effort to counteract this trend. As part of AYSO's education agenda, Kids Zone® is a dynamic program aimed toward producing a thoroughly positive experience for everyone involved in youth soccer. To execute this program, four basic elements are involved:
The Kids Zone® Parent Pledge form is available from the AYSO Supply Center at 424-221-7966 or supplycenter@ayso.org, and the Kids Zone® button, sign, video and more are available from the AYSO Store. Learn about the history of Kids Zone® Silent Saturdays Make Better Players
Imagine you're undertaking a fairly difficult task: assembling a piece of furniture with hieroglyphic instructions, filling out IRS Form 4562 on April 14, or standing on the highest rungs of a ladder painting the crown molding in your living room with 14-foot ceilings. Think it would help if someone yelled at you during the process? Of course not. |