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Entries for the ‘Ramblings’ Category
Heard On The Pitch
SoccerDad shares a funny comment made during a recent U12 soccer match in the heart of NASCAR country.
SoccerDad’s Weekend Reading – Vol 1 Issue 1
SoccerDad shares some Youth Soccer articles for your weekend reading enjoyment – when you aren’t out On The Pitch, of course.
Fighting For Space To Play
A debate is raging in in Brooklyn NY over the use of a public park for pickup soccer and the damage it’s causing on the lawn.
Ignorance Is Ruining America, Not Soccer
People rant about soccer all the time, but every once in a while, someone makes claims so outlandish, you can’t let it go by. Did you know youth soccer was ruing America? And here all this time I thought it was fast food.
Soldiers Making Children Smile With Soccer Balls
A group of soldiers deployed to Afghanistan are bringing smiles to the faces of local children by handing out soccer balls from the USSF Passback program in partnership with Eurosport.
Describe Watching A Child Play Sports In 8 Words
What eight words go through your mind when you watch a child play sports? Mark Hyman, author of ‘Until It Hurts’ wants to know.
The Dizzy Llamas
I’ve seen some funny team names, and like to think a couple of my teams have unique names (Lunachicks and Lil’ Sheetz – sponsored by Sheetz of course). But I stumbled across this athletic club today and laughed out loud.
You Know It’s Too Cold For Practice
You know it’s too cold for soccer practice when you put cones out for an activity and when you pick them up 30 minutes later they’re covered in frost
Some History of Soccer Jersey Numbers
Have you ever wondered if there was any significance to soccer jersey numbers? Thanks to this in depth history over at 3rd Degree, now you’ll know!
Some Soccer New Year’s Resolutions
It wouldn’t be New Year’s Day without some resolutions, so SoccerDad joins in with some soccer related resolutions of his own.
SoccerDad’s Reading List
I love to read, but find precious little time to do it during soccer seasons. So my stack of ‘currently reading’ books gets sort of high. Since I occasionally post book reviews, I figured I’d post my current list of books I’m slowly reading through in case any of you have read them already or [...]
A Wartime Soccer Christmas Story
We all recall from history classes the role that holidays can play in the outbreak of spontaneous, albeit temporary, truces between armies. Here is a story about soccer during WWI and the role it played in a spontaneous truce between German and Allied forces on Christmas Day 1914.
