r/youthsoccer rules, stats, and what to post

r/youthsoccer is a community for players, parents, coaches, and referees to discuss and share anything related to youth soccer. The focus is the youth level, typically up to age 18 or 19, and content about professional or adult amateur soccer does not belong here. People come here to talk about coaching, playing, reffing, and the parent experience around the game. The community is open to passionate debate, but it asks that every conversation stay constructive and respectful. Self-promotion is essentially closed off, with the only allowance being a designated app thread, and the community itself says promotion is generally not popular here.

If you are anywhere near marketing here, the rule that decides everything is “No spam or unapproved self-promotion”, because it bans self-promotion and app research outright, with promotion limited to the community's app thread. “Keep Content Relevant” matters next, because anything about professional or adult amateur soccer gets removed, and your post has to be directly about youth soccer up to age 18 or 19. “No low-effort or low-quality content” sets the bar for quality, since vague titles, memes, context-free videos, and AI slop can all be removed. “Protect the privacy of others” is critical if you post anything visual, because videos and pictures of minors need parental or guardian consent, and the moderators may ask you to prove it. “Medical advice” is worth knowing if your product touches training or injuries, because the community will discuss experiences but not hand out unqualified medical directives. Finally, “Be civil and constructive”, “Personal attacks, insults, and hate speech”, and “Don't be a jerk” together set the tone for every comment you write.

If you are a founder, your best move here is to be a genuine participant first and a marketer never, at least not in the main feed. Post things that are directly about youth soccer and that put real effort into the writing, because the community explicitly asks for effort and removes low-effort content. A good post looks like a specific, descriptive title followed by a story, a question, or a lesson from your own work with young players, and it invites coaches and parents to share their side. If you have footage or photos, be extremely careful with the privacy rule and only post media of minors when you can show consent from a parent or guardian. If your product is relevant to this space, the honest path is the designated app thread and nothing else. Everywhere else, your goal is reputation through useful comments, not clicks.

Never post a link, pitch, or research request for your own product in the main feed, because self-promotion and app research are not permitted outside the app thread. Do not post about pro or adult amateur soccer, because it is not relevant to this community and will be removed. Skip AI generated content, memes, vague titles, and videos with no context, because the quality rule names all of these. Never share videos or photos of minors without proof of parental or guardian consent, and never reveal another member's personal information or location. Keep medical content to shared experiences, not directives, because unqualified medical advice gets removed. And stay constructive in every reply, because insults and personal attacks can get you muted, then banned.

What strikes me most is the medical advice rule, which tells you exactly how much parents here worry about their kids. I also like that the community is honest about itself in the description, telling you outright that self-promotion is not popular and to use discretion. If your product serves this space, treat that as the community telling you its price of admission, which is usefulness first and promotion never outside the app thread.