“When the going gets tough the tough get going!” Really? Ethan is a new boy on the soccer field this year, not new to soccer but new to a competitive, go fight win attitude I didn’t see in him last spring. As his mom sat on the sidelines Saturday she was a little shocked to suddenly hear Ethan ... Read More

Early soccer and early recovery/change have a lot in common. This is the third thing I observed at last Saturday’s game. Which way did she go? Up and down the mini soccer field they ran. Their little legs, completely covered by what’s supposed to be a shin guard, were just a goin’. During the ... Read More

Early soccer and early recovery/change have a lot in common. This is the second thing I observed at last Saturday’s game. Is there a plan here? What play are they running? What the strategy? The answer to these questions in early soccer is, “No! No! There isn’t any yet!” The hope is that the kids ... Read More

Sometimes my Coach shows up at my grandkid's soccer games. I’m talking about the Coach that can’t be seen, the one who whispers in my ear or speaks to my heart. This fall I am the visiting grandma at the coed games, age 4/5 and 6/7. This last Saturday I saw that early soccer and early recovery have ... Read More