Tag: soccer
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Everybody Has A Gripe
The scene looked too familiar. People angry, pushing against barriers, screaming for reform. Police trying to hold the line, attempting to bring order, to no avail. They rushed onto a field, screaming to oust a certain person. Then they kicked a soccer ball around. Because they could. This past weekend in the UK, a much…
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It Goes With Being Bros
I was raised with two sisters and a brother, and we got along fairly well as we maneuvered growing up in a culture that was pushing to change everything, correct the wrongs done to the greater population, and address what they felt was good and right. That was the 60’s. Our relationships matured with our…
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Who Holds Your Megaphone?
I am a naturally loud person. I speak loudly and laugh with enough decibels to be heard from a distance. As a soccer nana, the grands now tell me what their parents once told me–they can hear me on the sidelines. Two of my daughters coach high school soccer; one is rather soft-spoken, and the…
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Play On!
Soccer has been a family passion since my kids were first introduced to the beautiful game years ago. All of them played; each found a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in the team effort. My job was to cheer my kids with all the affirmation and hefty decibel level I could muster. The enjoyment continues…
