EDYSL Parents

East Diablo Youth Soccer Club believes that soccer is a players game. The game belongs to the kids and is an avenue to help them develop social, physical and cognitive skills to become a better person. While there is "competition" in each practice and game they play, it is the goal to "strive to win" not the end (Scoreboard) result that matters.

At the Recreation (Division 4) level, there are no BIG Games, and there are no MUST WIN situations. There is simply a game to be played where the goal of the players is to go out and do the best they can. If they do the best they can, there is little more even that a coach or parent can ask (win or lose) of a player.

Below are several links to some very enlightening videos regarding youth sports and the relation between coaches, parents and players.

Please click on the link below to view some humorous yet important messages regarding youth sports. These are important messages that are addressed by EDYSL's Players Bill of Rights.

Relax, It's just a game - Potato Sack
Relax, It's just a game - Police
Relax, It's just a game - Golf
Relax, It's just a game - Grocery
Relax, It's just a game - Hide and Seek
Relax, It's just a game - Pin the Tail