Welcome to the Kings Hammer Murfreesboro September Newsletter! This edition features the Sideline Behavior Project, Battleground Tournament of Champions Finalists, Ezra Rosser Invited to NSC Academy, GK Union Save of the Month, Fan Wear, Content Feedback Survey, and more! If you have a player, coach, or team to be highlighted in future newsletters, please send photos and stories to claire@kingshammer.com. Each newsletter will be posted on our website as well as our social pages.

Sideline Behavior Project

We are excited to partner with Tennessee Soccer Association and Soccer Parenting for a club-wide competition for parental completion of the 15-minute course called The Sideline Project!  The Tennessee Soccer Association clubs with the highest percentages of parents completing the course will win! The competition runs from September 28th to October 30th.

We are asking all the parents at our club to participate. It’d be great if both parents can take the course by registering with different e-mail separately!

Each Friday, we will reward a random person who completes the course with a prize. The prize for this Friday, September 29th will be – 4 Club Seats to Nashville SC vs. Seattle Sounders game on Saturday, Sept 30th.

We believe, with your help, we will be able to significantly support our efforts to positively influence the game day environments for our players, referees, coaches, and all spectators.  Together, we can be part of positive change in youth sport and a leader of change in the soccer community.

Click here for more information & to complete the 15-minute course now!

Battleground Tournament of Champions Finalists

Our Kings Hammer Murfreesboro boys had a successful weekend at the Battleground Tournament of Champions. Congrats to our KHM B15 Premier 3, and KHM B13 Premier 1& 2 teams on finishing as finalists this past weekend. Way to go coach Adrian, Kevin and Dan!

Ezra Rosser Invited to NSC Academy

Kings Hammer Murfreesboro family member, Ezra Rosser, has been invited to join the Nashville Soccer Club Academy. We are so proud of you, Ezra, and we wish you the best of luck as you continue on your soccer journey!

September Education: Helping our Players Regain or Build Their Confidence

Confidence is defined as a feeling of self-assurance arising from one’s appreciation of one’s own abilities or qualities. In the sports context, an athlete believing in their abilities is key in competition. Confidence enables them to take risks, overcome challenges, and bounce back from setbacks. No matter the amount of time spent practicing or training, if an athlete lacks confidence, their ability to perform when it matters will be limited. When youth athletes are confident, they perform at their best and enjoy their sport more.

When an athlete lacks confidence it impacts the ability of the athlete to show growth, find enjoyment, and have success in practices and games. Signs of low confidence can include poor body language, hesitancy in their movements, decreased enthusiasm or motivation, and frequent errors or mistakes. Low confidence can come from a variety of causes, fear of failure, anxiety, burnout, or even body changes from puberty.

It can be tough for parents and coaches to watch an athlete, your athlete, your child, struggle with confidence. Unfortunately for parents and coaches, we cannot force confidence onto, or into our child or player.  But in researching the topic we have come across some tips that we can take to encourage them to find their confidence within themselves.

COMMUNICATE

When young athletes encounter fear and self-doubt, parents and coaches can be great resources. Talking openly and letting them know it’s okay to talk about their feelings is one of the first things you can do to help a struggling athlete.  The more comfortable kids are confiding in parents and coaches, the sooner they will talk about their fears and doubts.

HELP PLAYERS AVOID MAKING COMPARISONS- FOCUS ON SELF NOT OTHERS

For many athletes’ low self-confidence comes from athletes giving too much energy to other competitors or teammates by making comparisons, creating a feeling like they do not belong at the current level of play. Constant comparisons of strengths and characteristics by a player can lead to doubt about ability, performance, and contributions.

Help your athletes avoid putting other athletes on a pedestal, as if they are better than your athletes or superior. Encourage them to stop making comparisons to athletes who they think are better than them or contributing more. Try to have them focus on their own strengths and characteristics instead of thinking about how they stack up compared to other teammates or competitors.

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Kings Hammer Murfreesboro Fan Wear

Shop Kings Hammer Murfreesboro to stay warm this Fall! Lots of items are available, including hoodies, tees, hats, scarves, stickers and more! Click here to shop now!

GK Union Save of the Month

Congratulations to Riley J from KHE1 G12 & Logan W from KHE1 B13 for being named the August GK Union Saves of the Month!

Did you make an incredible save or a game-saving block? We want to see them!

Post your best saves in the Kings Hammer GK Union Facebook group or share on Twitter using the hashtag #KingsHammer. Be sure to share throughout the spring season and YOU could be selected for our Kings Hammer Save of the Month! GK Save of the Month winners will be announced the Friday of the first full week of the following month.

Monthly winners will be posted on the Kings Hammer social pages and on the GK Union page.

Content Feedback Survey

We want to hear from you! Please take a minute to complete a quick Content Feedback Survey with 9 questions. Your answers will help as we start creating content for the 2023/2024 Season!

Click here to take the survey!

Coaching Opportunities Available

Come join our growing team! Kings Hammer Murfreesboro is looking for caring and enthusiastic coaches to join our organization. Click here to fill out our coaching interest form.