Dear USA Women’s National Soccer Team
What an amazing run! What an amazing final! What a heart-breaker! To a society that lives to compete, I say, “What competitors!” To a culture that prints t-shirts that say, “2nd place is the first loser,” I say, “No Way!” I loved watching and following it all. Hearing your heart, your team solidarity, your belief […]
Saluting the USA, World Cup Classy
Did you see that shot? It was the best in the whole tournament. Nope. I’m not talking about Heather O’Reilly’s blast from 40 yards out. Though that was amazing. I’m talking about the photo of the American team lining up to salute the US military personnel stationed in Germany. Commentator Ian Darke quipped that the […]
Run…It’s the natural pace of kids
No Pain. No gain. Fuhgettabout it. That’s for adults. And that’s because we’re old. This is the old advice. Exercise for us is scheduled, measured and altogether serious. Ushering kids into this is making them old before their time. Have you ever been to a Chuck E Cheese’s? It’s a kids’ games arcade with pizza […]
Fairfax Area Basketball Coaches Getting a Look at Prospects
Kudos to Fairfax High School girl’s basketball coach Marcus Konde for taking the initiative to create the rising freshman summer basketball league. He was thinking outside the box to get around the restrictions on coaching out of season. He gets to see the up-and-coming talent and get his foot in the “recruiting” door that has been left so […]
Active Women:Poetry in Motion
There’s nothing more beautiful than a body in motion. Call me sexist or ageist, but especially if that body is young, fit and female. I just loved opening Tuesday’s Washington Post to not 1, not 2, but 3 large, full-color photos of young women in motion. Front page: 2 sisters running freely through the rough at […]
Do you know what your children are doing for exercise?
“Many American youngsters are not getting enough physical activity and parents are failing to make their children’s health a priority, according to a new study,” reports msnbc.msn.com. Nothing new here. The article goes on to say, “research by the YMCA, which surveyed more than 1,600 American parents with children between the ages of 5 and 10, […]
Now That’s Sportswoman-ship!
I’m not sure I’ll ever get tired of watching this story. Two players carrying an opponent around the base paths after she hit one over the fence and tore an ACL rounding first base. Her teammates couldn’t help her. She had to touch all the bases for her home run to count. Sara Tucholsky video […]
My sport is your sport’s punishment
Have you ever had a coach who makes you run laps when they’re mad at you? “You stink!Go run a lap!” These girls laugh at that coach. They love to run. They do it for fun, and for fitness. They run with their friends. They run for glory. They run to clear their minds. They […]
The Parent-Coach-Kid triangle
“As a parent, it’s your job to see the very best in your child,” a coach once told our team parents. “It’s my job to see them as they are and to help them be better.” He was right. None of us is objective about our own child. But a good coach can be. I […]
Where Did Soccer Mom Go Wrong?
Part 2 in the 3 blog series: “Redeeming Soccer Mom” Soccer Mom has generated quite a lot of interest and not all of it positive. I found this out when I googled her. No longer just a Mom driving kids to their sports activities, Soccer Mom now seems to be: A crazy driver nearly causing […]