Building custom soccer mentoring programs that benefit mentors, mentees, Clubs, schools, and everyone in the soccer community.
Challenge: Improving Soccer
As the Founder of Instepper, I’m continuously searching for ways to address issues that will improve the game of soccer. There are some of my top concerns:
- Fundamentals, especially the first-touch (ball control), are not very good.
- The cost to player organized soccer is becoming too expensive.
- Too many older players are not prepared when their soccer careers end and/or have not taken full advantage of everything that soccer has to offer.
How wonderful would it be if these issues could be addressed at once? I believe that the Instepper can do just that and a whole lot more. (top)
Solution: Mentors
The Instepper Mentoring Program is a player-driven, player-run mentor program that easily adapts to the goals, values, and culture of the mentors and their organization/community.
Peer-mentoring, when the mentor and mentee are close in age, is a highly successful teaching model that not only benefits the younger mentee, but in a soccer setting, will benefit the older mentor much more. Mentors will:
- Improve the First-Touch and other Fundamentals for the mentee and themselves.
- Raise a lot more money with service-oriented Fundraisers.
- Make soccer a lot more FUN.
The Instepper Mentoring Program provides mentors with unlimited growth opportunities on and off the field. Older-aged players will harness their soccer passion and experiences to develop new skills that will make them better prepared for life after soccer. (top)
Everyone Benefits
The Mentor and Mentee benefits are insane. Clubs and schools will benefit greatly by establishing a mentoring program. The beauty of an Instepper Mentoring Program is that EVERYONE benefits!
Parents, coaches, teams, high schools, colleges, tournaments, fundraisers, soccer trainers, local communities, sponsors, local businesses. You name it, EVERYONE benefits! (top)
Getting Started
There are many ways to get started, likely dependent on your role and function within the soccer community.
Instepper recommends a 2-step approach.
- Introduce potential mentors to Instepper.
- Have mentors complete some Instepper Challenges.
- Share the benefits. Parents and coaches may need to help potential mentors “see/understand” the long-term mentoring benefits.
- Emphasize that any player, regardless of ability, can be an Instepper mentor.
- Start small
- Invite some younger players or a younger team to partake in some Instepper Challenges, hosted by the mentors.
- Gauge mentor, mentees, and adult (parents/coaches) interest. (top)
Special Offer
For a limited time, I will offer my services for free, in-person or virtually, for mentor-related activities. Click on the ‘Get Started’ button. (top)