On The Pitch

Thoughts on Youth Soccer from a Soccer Dad, Fan, Coach and Administrator

Entries for July, 2007

Donovan And Friends Tip The Stanley Cup Over

Tweet Yes, I’m still catching up on stuff from June! One reason I haven’t blogged much is I found myself watching soccer almost every night most weeks, between the Gold Cup, the Copa America, U-20 World Cup, USWNT Friendlies, and the MLS. Apparently I wasn’t the only one: NEW YORK (AP) — The CONCACAF Gold […]

How Do You Spell Berserk In Norwegian?

Tweet Lest you think that crazy soccer parents are unique to American youth soccer, we find this: “A female parent from the visiting team came running onto the pitch and attacked a 13-year-old. She pushed the 13-year-old onto the ground, so the girl was lying on her back,” Tor Eriksen of the Bardufoss regional sports […]

Introducing The Lunachicks

As I noted recently, I’ll be coaching a travel team this fall – U11 Girls, in the TCL Challenge League. We put together a really good group of players who are super excited to play. How excited they’ll be after the conditioning workouts this week remains to be seen. But once you have a new team – priority #1 is picking a new name.

The Bus Missed Me By Inches

Tweet Don’t worry guys – I didn’t get run over by a bus. Somehow the off-season in June became a really busy time, so I’ve hardly had time to think about blogging (and mowing the grass!). But I’ve got LOTs to write about, so sit tight. I see a light down ye ole tunnel and […]