The SF SOL blog

Straight answers for SF soccer parents.

Choosing a program, what things actually cost, camp logistics, tryout prep — written the way we talk, published weekly.

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Why We're Now SF SOL (And What Hasn't Changed)

GLG is now SF SOL. Here's the honest version of why — and a clear answer to the only question that actually matters: is anything about your player's team actually different?

July 7, 2026 · 3 min read

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Inside GLG

Why We Show the Becoming, Not the Moment

Most youth soccer content sells the moment: the goal, the scoreline, the trophy. SF SOL would rather show the becoming, a whole season of your kid turning into themselves. Here's how that one idea shapes everything we post.

September 29, 2026 · 3 min read

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Inside GLG

Meet Loni Brewer, SF SOL's New Director of Coaching & Player Development

SF SOL is welcoming Loni Brewer as Director of Coaching & Player Development — 12+ years of coaching and leadership experience across Northern California, a USSF B License, and a plan to raise the coaching standard club-wide.

July 24, 2026 · 4 min read

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Inside GLG

The Importance of Women Coaches in Youth Soccer

Every SF SOL practice is run by a well-rounded, college-educated woman who played the game herself — not a rotating cast of parent volunteers. Here's what that actually means for your player's season, and how it shows up in the way we teach the game itself.

July 14, 2026 · 3 min read

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Camps

What a Week at Summer Camp Actually Looks Like

Hours, locations, what your camper will do all day, what to pack, and what it costs — a straight walkthrough of GLG SF SOL's summer soccer camps in San Francisco.

July 8, 2026 · 2 min read