As I mentioned in an earlier entry, my father (and his four brothers) all played football for UC Berkeley, so I guess I do have some sporty genes. But it wasn’t until I took up soccer at age 40 that I played any sport at all. I remember in elementary school, we were tested for […]
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Injuries and other ouchies
Knock on wood! That’s what I do whenever I hear of or even think of some of the bad injuries that can befall a soccer player. I’ve seen women go out for months with torn ACLs, popped Achille’s tendons, and broken collarbones. Many have had knee surgeries. So my various injuries over a span of […]
Coaches and none
Our team hasn’t had a coach for quite a while now. I miss having someone on the sidelines who can assess the game and sub us in and out. I even miss a coach who runs practices so we get better. In earlier times, we were neophyte soccer moms eager to play but with no […]
Wind, Rain, Sun!
Ok, we soccer players of SoCal don’t have much weather to complain about most of the time. BUT some of my strongest memories are of games in which more intense forms of weather played a role. Let’s take wind. At more than one Vegas tournament, the winds were so strong they carried the ball all […]
Positions!
And I don’t mean sexual! Ok, that got your attention! In soccer there are three “rows” of positions: forwards, half-backs a.k.a the mid field, and defenders. Other terms like striker, stopper, sweeper are also designations. Some players naturally want to go forward and score while others like to stay back and defend the goal (oh […]
It’s in the Bag!
The other day I saw my soccer bag under the stairs, huddling amidst other sports paraphernalia looking quite forlorn, and dragged it out. It’s a blue and black Addidas, backpack style, with side pockets and a netting on the front to hold my 2018 World Cup “Telstar” soccer ball. I decided to reacquaint myself with […]
SO LONG, SOCCER!
Okay, the title is misleading. I am not really saying “So long” as in “Good bye, Soccer.” I mean, it’s been SO LONG since I’ve been able to play! Just another shut down thanks to COVID, as soccer is a contact team sport. Before March 13, 2020, I played soccer three times a week. On […]
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