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My Other Season...

Friday, 22 January 2016 00:10

By Ruth Brennan Morrey (ruthbrennanmorrey.com)

Happy New Year! The year of 2016 will encompass two exciting sport seasons for me. In no particular order of importance they are, a) triathlon season, as a professional athlete, and b) U9 girls traveling soccer season, as a youth soccer coach. In my last post, I spoke about my own coach search, and important qualities I valued to ensure continued athlete development. This post was actually not intended to be a post, but I was encouraged by a few parents that I share my recent pre-season, “Letter to Parents” with other families who are balancing youth sports within their family/triathlon life. My outlook on youth sports, in general, could be its own lengthy post, but this letter captures some of my opinions. As most people say, but rarely people demonstrate, sport participation is so much more than outcomes. Fostering a deep intrinsic enjoyment of physical activity, growth mindset, physical/emotional development, and integration of life skills is what it must be all about. Self included, we can’t wreck this wonderful opportunity for our kids–it happens way too often....

Hello U9 Competitive Families!

My name is Ruth Brennan Morrey and I will have the joy of coaching your U9 girls this spring/summer in the RYSA competitive league. My sidekick (no soccer pun intended) will be Conor Loftus who is an Irish medical doctor at Mayo. He is father to Claire, who is also on the team. Conor and I coached together in the RYSA Spring Rec league and Prep Academy in 2015 and had such a rich and wonderful coaching experience that we thought we would give it another go together!  READ MORE