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Soccer Incentive Patches

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1 inch diameter, iron-on, 100% embroidery, available in multiples of 10

COLOURS:

 

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These Iron-On Soccer Ball Patches Make Great Motivational Incentives For Practice and Game Attendance!

"I can't say enough about the tried and true results of using these patches! This very same team that lost ALL 8 games in the fall, won 7 out of 8 games this spring!!! The kids wanted those patches!!!"
Coach Gayla

"My kids love the patches! This is my very first year ever coaching soccer, and I'm having a blast! My kids are the envy of every team in our league!"
Coach Chris

"These are fantastic! My guys kill themselves for the patches, and they look great."
Coach Mark

NOTE: Many coaches re-order these. The average order size is 90 patches.

Suggestions for Using Soccer Ball Patches

Colours can signify attendance, achievements or good behavior: such as a black patch for each practice or game attended; red for hustle or brave play; green for assists; blue/yellow for good defense, etc. Use the patches to reward behaviour you want to encourage.  Parents will often donate to purchase them.

De-emphasize the rewards for scoring (players who score a goal get plenty of positive feedback...there's not enough given for assists and other positive actions) and start giving a lot more rewards and recognition for assists and tough, brave play and good defense.  Also try not to reward players based on "the best...".  This may lead to resentment between players if some are getting a lot of patches and others are not.  Instead, try to emphasize individual accomplishments and performances in practices and games.  If each player practices and plays hard, the whole team benefits!

For assists:

  1. As soon as a goal is scored, make the scorer immediately share the glory by going over to the assister and thanking the player and giving him or her a "High 5" so everyone else on the field and in the stands can see it and starts to understand the importance of assists and sees that they will be rewarded.

  2. At a brief ceremony, at the end of the game in front of all the players and hopefully with the parents standing there, congratulate each player who made an assist (be generous about this and also recognize players who make a pass to set up the assist. . .so there might be more than one "assist" for each goal and give a green soccer ball patch.

Tip: Give the "Blood Patches" (red patches) out sparingly at halftime or at the end of the game in front of the entire team and even in front of parents...make a BIG DEAL out of brave, aggressive play, even more so than skillful play...not every player can be skillful, but all can be tough, brave and aggressive. The team that hustles the most and is the most aggressive will usually win the game. This is increasingly important at older ages. (It doesn't apply to U-6, just have fun!)

Soccer players love these iron-on soccer ball patches. They are great incentives and really look good on the player's jerseys. Colours can signify achievements; such as a black patch for each 2 practices or games attended, red for hustle or brave play, green for assists, blue/yellow for good defense, etc. They could also be a good item to sell for a club fundraiser.

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