When we are more than numbers...

When we belong, when we feel we are not just numbers, when we are a big family...

How many times are we in a place or somewhere else, and the interaction is so little to none that makes us feel we are not there at all? Or if no one really cares how we or our children feel?

Probably many times we have experienced that feeling, organizations nor brands are the ones that make a difference on that subject. Humans are the ones making the whole difference since we interact with other humans, coaches interact with players and parents, and also managers and directors from the club. Organizations, and their service’s quality are seen and rated by these daily interactions as brands worldwide; however, we tend to easily forget it is not just about the organizations nor brands but about the very people who run them, it is about those people who hear us out when we have questions or doubts, it is about those moments that we find out who is there for us when we need the most, in other words, it is about human beings at the very center of all shaping our children for a better world.

If we want our children to be successful in soccer and life, we need to meticulously think about our decisions beforehand as parents or guardians, we are the pivotal factor to their successes. As a Director/Trainer of a small organization at Cabeda Soccer Academy in South Florida, Miami, I understand that success is measured by how much a player progresses after a certain time; if we happen to be effective as coaches/trainers/developers, they will be better athletes and human beings regardless of the club they are in. My advice to all those parents out there will be the same as it has been for years already: “If you see that your children are getting better as soccer players on a daily basis, that they identify themselves as part of that organization or soccer club as another member of a big family, and not just another number, do not change them to another organization because as a parent you believe is the best, ask them how they feel, and reflect on it so that you do not become the obstacle that stops your children from reaching their dreams. If they want to be transferred, let it be their decision, hear them out, and then advice as a parent who always wants the best for them” - Dan Cabeda