
Parents
- Instepper will help develop your child on and off the field.
- Instepper is also keenly aware that for many families, soccer can be expensive. Instepper has many options that can help reduce or eliminate the cost of playing.
Parent Benefits
- Make your child more confident on and off the field.
- Develop an appreciation for developing a strong fundamental foundation.
- Provide your child with alternative learning and development options.
- Improve mental health.
- Help your older children prepare for life after soccer.
- Every player has the opportunity for growth, regardless of talent.
- Help develop important skills and qualities that will help with college and work in an AI world.
- Make soccer more affordable.
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Save Money
- Mentors can mentor to earn extra money.
- Large FUNdraising activities/events can raise a lot of money quickly.
- Your Club may choose to offer credits if your child volunteers their mentoring services.
- Supplemental training from a Mentor is inexpensive and will ‘Change 2 Lives’.
Confidence
- A confident child will believe he/she can do anything.
FUNdamentals
- Players working on their FIRST-TOUCH will see immediate benefits.
- Besides sports, fundamentals are part of the classroom and workforce.
- Understanding the importance and the willingness to put in the time and effort to develop fundamentals will pay huge future dividends.
Options
- Cross-aged mentoring benefits both the mentee (young player) and the mentor (older player)
- Reduces the chance of training becoming stale which lessens the chance of burnout.
Mental Health
- Instepper strives to make all of its interactions are stress-free as possible.
- Younger players mentored by older players is much less stressful than being coached by parents or adult coaches.
- An alarming number of potentially great athletes quit their sports because they get burned out. Instepper provides a nice respite.
- Instepper is all about Having FUN!
- Instepper encourages mistakes. How else will your children learn?
Life After Soccer
- Many players are ill-prepared when for the day of their final high school game, especially the good players.
- It would be a huge, missed opportunity if your child did not take advantage of their soccer passion and expertise to develop other important and marketable skills.
Growth
- Not all players on a team are given the same developmental opportunities.
- Leadership development usually goes to the captains and/or keepers.
- It’s usually the best players that get to play different positions and be more involved in set plays.
- Instepper encourages all players to become Mentors, regardless of ability.
Skills and Qualities
In an AI world, colleges and employers will be looking for these skills and qualities:
- Advanced Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking
- Emotional Intelligence
- Adaptability and Continuous Learning
- Digital and Technological Literacy
- Creativity and Innovation
- Global and Cultural Awareness
- Entrepreneurial Mindsets
- Ethical and Social Awareness