Tweet I’ve mentioned before the fun our kids have had ball chasing at Duke’s soccer matches. Jarrett over at TriSoccerFan also volunteers from time to time. But who knew that being a match volunteer was so fraught with danger? The Soccersphere’s very own LDSM was working the Sheffield Wednesday vs USL All-Stars game and well… […]
Entries for August, 2006
Padded Goal Posts – Sacrilege or Safe Bet?
Soccer goals can present a significant danger to soccer players due to falling goals and collisions. Some are advocating that goal posts be padded nationwide. Is that the best solution? Some research says – maybe.
Your Mission, Should You Choose To Accept It…
Tweet Kinney over at DCenters took some time to assess the DC United implications of various topics in the recent MLS State of the League address. One area that Don Garber talked about was youth development which had Kinney asking for more: The Children are the Future – Garber announced that the league was close […]
UNCG v. Coastal Carolina on Fox Soccer Channel
Tweet Triangle Soccer Fanatics recently noted that a few area ACC collegiate soccer matches that will be aired on Fox Soccer Channel as part of their expanded collegiate soccer coverage. Duke v. Maryland should be a great match again this year, among others. As I was reading that post on TriSoccerFan, I received a press […]
It’s All About The Celebration
Tweet When you score that goal, you have to celebrate. You. Just. Have. To. Tactfully of course. 🙂 Well, Anna over at Mommy’s Empty Head has the makings of a future soccer star if her child’s post goal celebrations are any indication. Scroll down to ‘He Shoots… HE SCORES!’ His stance after his goal is […]
Take That, Gatorade!
Tweet Earlier this summer during my ‘E’ Coaching License class, the instructor touched on proper hydration and asked ‘What is the best thing to re-hydrate a player’. About half said water and the rest said Gatorade. The instructor felt water was better and that one of the key benefits about Gatorade – the extra potassium, […]
Beware The Muffia
Tweet Anyone who is involved in a youth sport knows that not all parents are created equal. Dealing with those select few can be trying at best and oh-my-god-I’m-gonna-commit-hari-kari at worst. The folding chair mecca that is the youth soccer sideline can be full of surprises and intrigue. I wrote a fun post about the […]
September Is Youth Soccer Month
Tweet US Youth Soccer has announced that September 2006 will be the 4th Annual ‘Youth Soccer Month’. Dozens of events are scheduled. "As soccer continues to grow with more children in the United States participating in organized soccer than any other sport," stated Larry Monaco, President of US Youth Soccer. "We [US Youth Soccer] take […]
Call For Posts – 3rd Football/Soccer Blog Carnival
Tweet The folks at A Funny Old Game have asked On The Pitch to host the next Football/Soccer Blog Carnival, scheduled for August 14th. Very cool! All submissions must be received by Sunday evening. So if you have a great soccer/football related post you’ve done in the past week or two that you’d like to […]
Should Be An Interesting Fall
Tweet Sorry for the light posting. I’ve been slammed with helping organize our youth soccer league for the Fall season. Plus I coach two teams (U8 and U10). Must be something in the water. This will be our league’s first season with travel teams. We have seven Challenge level travel teams this season, from U10 […]
2nd Carnival of Football
Tweet Don’t miss the 2nd Carnival of Football over at A Funny Old Game. The Pick of the Week features a ManU fan tired of everyone gunning for them. Also, check out the behind the scenes with Chelsea post – interviews and such when they were in Illinois for the MLS All-Star game. A great […]
Sure It Means Something
Tweet A win is a win. Was the MLS All-Star game a warm-up for Chelsea? Sure. Are most All-Star matches in various sports more about exposure and less about intense play? Of course. Did the result mean anything significant? Probably not. But someone forgot to tell the MLS All-Stars and Peter Nowak. They played a […]
Happy Anniversary MTV
Tweet OK – I know I’m a day late with this, but fell asleep at like 4PM yesterday and slept for 14 hours! MTV turned 25 yesterday so in honor, here’s the first video they ever played. Yeah, I know – absolutely nothing to do with soccer, but I couldn’t resist. Now you’ll have that […]
Referral and Sponsor Shout Out for July 2006
Tweet With the World Cup ending, there is no question that soccer blog traffic has waned a bit. So every shared link helps expose soccer blogs to a wider audience. I wanted to send a shout out to some of the sites that linked here and sent traffic my way this month. Here are the […]
