I’ve begun playing soccer. For several years, I’ve been coaching my daughters’ soccer teams. I never really played growing up in North Dakota. In fact, the first high school state championship was held in 1990, the year I was a freshman in college. Soccer was a sport you played in phy ed like floor hockey or dodgeball. It wasn’t a REAL sport. Today, I know how clueless I was since soccer is clearly the most popular sport on the planet. So when my kids got old enough and wanted to play, I volunteered to coach. I might not know what I’m doing, but I’m a better coach than someone that didn’t volunteer (if that makes sense).
Anyway, I’ve begun playing soccer. The club my girls play for has started organizing pick-up games for the coaches. So I tried it and I liked it. It’s fantastic exercise and very different from my usual work-outs. I think it will help my coaching as well since I’ll have a better feel for the foot skills and game flow (I suppose that was the point of the club organizing the games).
Just thought I’d share this new found hobby with the world. BTW… Rugby is still the best sport.
