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Another season of soccer has ended, and Noah and I are already missing Monday/Wednesday night practices. Since I wasn't going to be able to attend the final game (I was presenting at the Community Server Developer's Conference), we managed to have our season-ending pizza party a week early. Each of the boys got a trophy, cake, and a goody ...

It's been a long time coming, but in a league that doesn't officially keep score (while all the boys/parents do), the Blue Thunder got it's first victory today! The boys played great, passed the ball more than ever, and finally took some shots. I've told them that the only way to score is to take shots. I think they're getting tired of hearing it ...

While today wasn't the first game for the Blue Thunder, it was the first that Noah and I made it to. (We were wrapping up our vacation in sunny Palm Springs last Saturday.) At this age group, Under 8, the other team's name, the Yellow Hornets, was a bit more descriptive of the game's ''swarm'' style. By the end of the season the ...

For some reason, one of the hottest days of summer is always soccer season's Opening Day / Picture Day. This year was no exception. At a couple degrees over one-hundred, it's always hard to corral the boys and keep them in line (from shortest to tallest, no less). But...we managed. (And the Blue Thunder banner rocks!) As we were taking the ...

Soccer season has begun in Antioch and this year I am again one of the coaches for Noah's soccer team (under 8). We were fortunate enough to hook up with John again, and so he while he primarily manages the team, my father and I get to do most of the on field coaching. A couple weeks ago we had our first team meeting where we got to meet the rest ...