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Incentive Patch
Testimonials

 
I first tried some of the soccer incentive patches in 2006 with my U11 Girls team to see what would happen as we had gone through our whole regular season without a win and very few goals scored.  The result was fantastic!  The girls play on the field changed to a whole team effort.  The went from being last in the standings to serious championship contenders in the play-offs.  I almost had to fight the girls off as they practically swarmed me after a game to see who was going to get a patch.  It is with this reaction and result that I decided to offer these various patches to coaches and associations across Canada.  These patches work and the kids love them!

--Coach Steve, The Soccer Patch, Manitoba


I’ve been using the patches for a couple of seasons now, both indoor and out.  For such a small thing they sure carry a lot of favourable weight and give the girls a little extra drive.  Even the players that I thought would mock the patches had their eyes light up when they got one!  I have had positive comments from both parents and players alike.  Coaching U10 girls and the novelty hasn’t worn off yet!  I have had other coaches enquire and I have passed on your information.

          --Coach Mike, Ontario


My U12 girls house league team absolutely love these patches.  I use the gold patches as an incentive for getting goals and then the girls are learning selflessness by voting amongst themselves to nominate a game VIP to award a pink patch.
 

I just placed an order for 80 more.

          --Coach Shaun, Ontario


In this day and age customer service such as this is a by gone commodity.  I am using them for soccer.  As you know kids love variety.  I only use the patches for practice and not for games.  Kids all try hard in games but practice is a different story.  By giving out the patches, the kids want to excel in practice.  I coach a u14 boys team.  They are never too old to be recognized!

          --Coach Enzo, Ontario


I used them last year and they made a big difference. In our league at the GU8 level we were 1st  place overall and we won the year end Cup Championships too. ;o)  The patches were a big hit!!

 
          --Coach Howie, Ontario
 

I am a second year coach (U-5). I purchased about 300 patches last year and used to give out 2 per week. One for attending practice and one for a game.  I found that while the kids loved getting them, not all the parents put them on. I went to one patch per week.  This year, I started by ending practice/games with a game of "Simon Says".  The winner gets to choose a color and I give them 2 colours to choose from.  If we win our games, we get special colours (stars, reds, etc) and if we lose, we get either blue and white or blue and yellow.  After the first week's tie, the kids wanted stars and I explained the rules of winning and not giving up, playing hard, etc. We are undefeated since.

         --Coach Jay, Ontario


I can't say enough about the tried and true results of using these patches! My team lost all 8 games last season, and moral was low. Nothing I tried seemed to make a difference. I try to make soccer a very fun experience for the kids, not bad, by yelling at them. When I came across these patches, I figured I would give it a shot. What could it hurt? Well, I will tell you that 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!!! We placed 2nd, and got the silver medal! Thank you for helping me, help my team!!! These little patches gave them so much more to work toward, and have something to show, for their progression, and accomplishments!
I can't say thank you enough!!!
Thanks!!

--Coach Gayla

"I'm so excited to have found you, I've been paying $1 a patch, so this will save me lots of money. Thank you once again."

--Coach April

Thank you so much for your prompt attention to my order. The patches are wonderful and the girls on my junior high team are so excited. We had camp last week and only one girl from the team did not earn a perfect attendance patch - unlike last year when I had an average of four or five missing.

--Coach Joan

"I bought each of the girls a bandanna which they tied on their bags. Then they could iron the patches on the bandanna for all to see. It was a great motivator because they could see the patches accumulating."

--Coach

“I was amazed at the effort they displayed to earn the patches and how motivated they became to learn the skill. I have had several parents tell me stories of how their children talk about getting practice time in at home so they can earn another patch.”

--Coach Hal

"Your Soccer Ball patches are the cat's pajamas. I had no idea how much kids would kill themselves on the pitch for a tiny piece of cloth. All I have to say is you have to earn these..., and all of a sudden they’re aggressive, they hustle and best of all - they pass and score. Truly a wonderful idea. Keep up the website and the incentive patches."

--Coach Joe

These patches are awesome! I had a parent from my team last year come up to me yesterday. She said that her daughter "heard" that I give out patches and she was disappointed that she was not going to be on my team because of them!

Thanks!

--Coach Bryan

My kids love the patches! This is my very first year ever coaching soccer, and I'm having a blast! We give the light blue patches to every kid on the field when we score a goal. We stress the team concept. Everyone gets a patch because someone had to throw it in, someone had to pass it, and someone had to score.

The dark blue goes to every member on the field when we go an entire quarter without letting the other team score.

My kids are the envy of every team in our league!

I'm sure I will be ordering more!

--Coach Chris

“These are fantastic! I've looked for these for years and found your site last year. I use these as post-game awards for my players (black for each goal/assist, green for offensive player of the game, red for defensive, blue for best hustle, and the much coveted gold patch to be given only occasionally for exceptional play or sportsmanship). My guys kill themselves for the patches, and they look great on our team jackets. Thanks.”

--Coach Mark

“I think the patches are the greatest idea ever. I hand them out for each practice that a child shows up to and then their parents can iron them on wherever they want to on their shirts. Thank You for your website and the patches.”

--Coach Scott

“My second order and we have had only one game. I started giving them out for best practice players and if they made every practice. For games it was for every goal scored and the hardest playing player (boy & girl). Our team scored 11 goals!”

--Coach Scott

“Please don’t ever get rid of these patches! My kids love them and so do I! Thank you!”

--Coach Alissa

“I use these for my 9-10 year Rec soccer team and they are GREAT motivational tool."

--Coach Becky

“This is my first year as a coach for 7 year olds and your sight has helped me a lot so far and I’m really looking forward to using these patches for the kids."

--Coach Jim

“Wow! The Soccer Patches have been GREAT. The girls really work hard to get those little patches.”

--Coach James

“We purchased these iron-on soccer ball patches for our GU-14, Gold-Emerald team and awarded one each week to the "Player of the Game. Great incentive!”

--Coach Kimberly

“These patches are an awesome incentive for players. They get excited after every game to see who is going to get a patch, especially the coveted Red (blood and guts) patch. It’s been a very positive experience."

--Coach Aaron

“You have been really great!!! The kids really work hard to get their patches. We are rally doing well; our record is 5-1-0. Thank you.”

--Coach Tyler

“I started to use the patches last year and they are a big hit. My girls are having a great season and are earning their patches. The girls look forward to patch day every week. The parents love them and think they are a great idea.”

--Coach Eugene

“As my son says, “E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T!” They are exactly what I have been looking for.”

--Coach Hal

“My girls love these patches. This is my second order. I ran out of the colors that I use for defense, hustle, and assists. What a great idea!!"

--Coach Becky

”The soccer patches are brilliant, they are a brilliant idea and award.”

--Coach Dave

“I've been handing out the "Blood" patches you sent. The kids love them and they been proudly displaying them on their shirt sleeves. I just ordered some more, thanks.”

--Coach Tim

“Thanks for making the patches available! I’m halfway through my season and I’m out of “blood” patches! Thanks! "

--Coach Richard

“I started using the soccer ball patches last year and the children loved it! I’m now in my second using them. It’s great how it motivates them.”

--Coach Michelle

“Hi, can’t believe I need even more patches. Fantastic motivator for my girls!”

--Coach Beth

“Awesome example on incentives to keep players motivated!”

--Coach Jennifer

“Another order already. These are a hit! Thanks!”

--Coach Dawn

I coach U10 Boys and these patches are a big hit. We award them at the end of each game and in front of the parents. The kids can't wait to see if they will receive one or more patches for their game play. I also use them when someone does extra well.

--Coach Stephen

I handed out Patches for the 1st time after games at an Award Ceremony with the Parent's participation. What motivation and anticipation the U-11 Soccer Players displayed as I asked the Parents to help me remember events in the game so that Patches were given to the appropriate players. I about got mugged by the players think this might have been candy. As Jackie Gleason use too say, "How sweet it is". Thanks for the patches and awarding all the soccer players with patches.

--Coach Randy

Patches, they LOVE these. I have seven types:

Black: Practice patch, each kid gets one at the end of practice as long as he has put in a good effort. (I have never not given one out) Game patches, earned ONLY in games (max one per game) Red: Bravery, when a kid gets nailed shakes if off and gets back in the game, the blood patch. My kids leap back up from the ground now, they never cry. Other teams have playing whining and crying and they get coddled off the field. This patch has really toughened my kids up. (In a good way) Blue: "turning around" in a game.
Blue and Yellow "Defense" stopping the other team from scoring in a game.
Green: "Passing" must be an intentional, deliberate pass to another one of our own team
Light Blue: "Spirit/Hustle" Every kid gets this if he hasn't earned one of the above

If a player does multiple things, I choose the best one, or a color he doesn't have a lot of on his/her jersey. Their left sleeves look like checkerboards of patches. They love them, big, big, big...

--Coach Doug

"I coach 5-6 year old boys. I started handing out the patches following our practice session after we played our first game. One of my player’s mother told me her son usually played timidly and stayed in the background. He was so proud of the star patches and soccer ball patches that now he is one of the better and more aggressive (in a good way) players on the team. He comes home with the patches and tells his mom that he got a patch for his great play, hustle, defense, etc. All the boys look forward each practice to receiving the patches. Last game the whole team played so well, we won 7-0 that they all got a star patch and a soccer ball patch. Thanks for letting us know all the success stories, they have helped."

--Coach Larry

"Your incentive patches are great! I coach 1st graders and they love the patches. I give black/white soccer ball patches for each game attended and use the other colored ball patches to reward good play and effort. The star patches are for extra good effort. I keep track to ensure all the kids will receive at least one incentive patch by season's end. The patches are a great way to give confidence to the players who may just be learning or not as skilled as the others. Thanks for helping me motivate the kids while also making them happy."

--Coach Michael

"I am coaching a boys U9 team and just completed the first tournament with a 4-0 run. As a testimonial regarding the soccer patches I wanted you to know how my kids are very competitive to win one of four patches we award each game. I have even heard that the parents comment on a good play stating that such a play might earn a patch. My team is the only one presently using the patches and I think it makes a difference in how the boys compete. We use a red and white patch for the "blood and guts" award where a player plays through a minor injury or rough play. We use a black and white patch to signify an outstanding defensive effort. The blue and white patch is for hustle and encouragement. The final patch is a maroon and white patch give for outstanding effort to the team. We do not always award a patch in a game and have given two of the same color in a few cases. So far we have only awarded one maroon patch in five games just to indicate how special that patch is. The boys will be having the patches stitched onto their uniform shorts. Thanks for the great motivational tool."

--Coach Tom

I have been using the patches for 2 seasons the soccer balls are for "playing hard, fair and having fun" if they do so they get one then the "star" patches are for red star offensive player of the game, blue star defensive player of the game, and the gold for goals scored...now here comes the "well" part. This year I said for EVERY goal scored you get a gold star. I think something snapped in my team we had 4 different players score 2 or more goals with the final score being 10-1 !! and it's only our 2nd game. I had to express ship more gold stars before our practice this week I did not have enough.

I think they work.

--Coach Mike L.
 
 

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