Tag: tournaments

• We Can Improve

  

  She’s been playing soccer for several years; her enthusiasm had been moderate, and her skill set was not at the level her parents knew she could play. At her first tournament this year, however, Brooklyn surprised everyone by scoring in all four games they played, as well as being the winning score in two of…

  daylerogers

  January 23, 2025

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  Bible, Christianity, Dayle Rogers, disappointment, enthusiasm, faith, God, growth, improved skills, Jesus, motivatin, quitting, redeemed, soccer, Tip of My Iceberg, tournaments, We Can Improve

• Nothing New With Deja Vu

  I’d done this before. Many times. Some things never change. Soccer tournaments in another city. A weekend in a hotel filled with players in muddy cleats and soccer parents wearing team shirts. Needing to be at the field by 7 a.m.–too early for Saturday morning. Hotel coffee and cold eggs. Heat and humidity compounded by…

  daylerogers

  August 28, 2017

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  coffee shops, commitment, community, competence, friends, God, hotels, Jesus, needy, sideline parents, soccer, social media, team sports, teams, tournaments

• That Wouldn’t Have Been My Choice

  They didn’t really want to be there. But where else could they have been? Teagan and Isley would have preferred being anywhere other than the soccer field. Neither were playing. Neither wanted to watch their sibs play. Since they’re not of an age to have a driver’s license or to stay home alone (ages 8…

  daylerogers

  October 13, 2014

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  attitudes, choices, conscientious parenting, family, God, serve, soccer, technology, tournaments