Tag: soccer
-
It’s My Turn!
She’s watched so many cousins play soccer, with their own cleats and uniforms. Big and little, each has been on a team. Since she was two, she’s asked when it would be her turn to play the beautiful game. At four years of age, Kolly is on a team. Granted, it’s a small team: only…
-
The Party’s Over
I was really disappointed when the US men’s soccer team lost to Belgium. I’d believed too much in the commercial, where one man was fantasizing about the US winning the World Cup, and another man asked him, “Don’t you believe in miracles?” It was the captain of the winning hockey team from the 1980 Olympics,…
-
Underdogs Rule!
In almost any sport, I’ve always been a fan of the underdogs. The ones not expected to do well. During the March Madness college basketball playoffs, those teams that make it, which are not expected to win, are called “Cinderella teams”. In 1985, Villanova, seeded at eight, beat the number one-ranked Georgetown Hoyas in a…
-
A Boatload Of Boys Plus One
Cousins converged on our home for spring break festivities. Not all the cousins; we missed our Denver and DC cousins, plus our college-bound cousins. Of the ones present, only one was a girl old enough to keep up with the boys. They attended a soccer camp for the day; the beautiful game has become a…
-
Winning Isn’t Everything
Some knew what they were doing; some did not. They came together as a group of eight-year-olds, both boys and girls, to learn to play together. A few had older siblings who’d played soccer for years and knew basic strategies. Others had never touched a soccer ball, and they were there, partly because their parents…
