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Stories from the field

6/25/2014

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Here are stories from Tuesday!

I’m with the Parents Pals and we’ve been hanging on the sidelines with the parents,  especially a lot moms. Tonight we did henna, which is  temporary tattoo that is popular in a lot of cultures in here.  So I started drawing and then before you knew it a whole crowd had appeared.  I was really impressed with the cooperation.  It’s usually a madhouse, but the parents were so quick to step in and help do henna for each other.  They found creative solutions to solve problems and we were all cooperating together and had great conversations and beautiful hands.
-Dani, Parents Team

Registration has been distracting you throughout the week trying to get the check out sheets correct.  Thank you for your patience.  I think we’ve worked things out and it’s going pretty smoothly which is great.
-Grant, Registration

Today one of the things we talked about on my team was good communication and what that entailed was cheering your team on while you were on the sidelines and not playing.  And THIS came out of one of the little girls on our team who was on the sidelines.  It's a call and response, so you'll have to help me. 
Our teams name is arsenal
We are gonna score a goal
We don’t wear no mini- skirts
We just wear our soccer shirts
We don’t play with Barbie dolls
Because we’re kicking soccer balls.

-Nick, Green Division

I had a kid who got a cut on his knee and we were cleaning him up.  The bandages were a little small to start out with so we weren’t off to a great start.  But then I showed him an alcohol strip and he had never seen one of those before.  I told him to close his eyes and count to three.  When I wiped his cut he screamed worse than he did when he got the cut. He pulled himself back together and then we did again until we got it all clean and he was good to get back in the game, 5 small Band-Aids later.  It was a great example of applying our value of perseverance tonight on and off the field.
-Tay, Orange Division

I want to talk about two amazing kids, Joseph and Maddox.  Joseph was so encouraging. When I talked about the drills all the kids were saying they were boring and had a bad attitude, but Joseph told his teammates, “No guys, if we do good in the drills, we’ll do good in the game.”  After the scrimmage I asked all the kids how we did and how we could improve.  Joseph said we did good dribbling and pacing but we need to improve the pace and timing.  He was the All Star for the night. Now I want to talk about Maddox.  I told the kids during the game when I blew the whistle no one was going to go out of the field.  The other kids weren’t listening but when I blew the whistle, Maddox was right there by my side saying “I’m respecting you I’m respecting you.”
-Sunny, Blue Division

I’m going tell what other people are saying about Crew. I walk around and hear everyone here tell me how amazing all the crew guys are.  And not to single out one person, but Sreeshti  had people walking up to her saying “Is she really only in high school? She is so professional.” And when I was talking to parents in the stands they were really excited to know that their kids, who are in the 5th 6th and 7th grades, will be able to still be a part of Soccer Nights once they are too old for the program.
-Steve, Crew

5 Comments
Cara
6/25/2014 09:11:16 am

This is not really a story, per se, but I just wanted to share that I feel like yesterday my team really bonded. Amazingly we had all the same kids as we had Monday, and no new ones, which really helped, I think. They were super into cheering, and cheering for each other, and a couple of them (who as far as i know didn't seem to know each other beforehand) seem to be becoming friends. Anyway, my kids are awesome, my assistant coaches are awesome, and I'm really excited for tonight!

Cara, Coach in the Blue Division

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Sunny
6/25/2014 04:25:40 pm

This is Sunny, Coach for Blue Fire Dragons.
I have got amazing kids in my team and I am really impressed by their team work, enthusiasm, energy levels and new suggestions that they bring to my notice. The maturity level of these kids is super awesome. I wanted to talk about two events that happened today (06/25/2014) related to Maddox. So, today's theme was perseverance. And when Brian told his story about perseverance, regarding him being ruled out of soccer team when he was 14, he said something like "Soccer was everything in the world for me at that age". I was sitting right next to Maddox and he was like "No, Jesus is everything in the world". You got to listen him say to feel that experience.
And then before the starting of parents - volunteers game, I was gathering my kids and was missing Maddox and Abdullahi. But I found him in the field and he was crying and he said that he cried as he did not see me which was very touching. Thanks for these amazing moments Soccer nights. Waiting for more :)

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Christianne Sharr
6/26/2014 09:00:24 am

I have a quick story about team Rubber Duckies. Our kids have been working together very well in the scrimmages. They are really motivated to meet the goals they set each night. Last night, on the theme of perseverance, they chose a few goals, one of which was to shake off any minor bumps or bruises and keep playing. During the scrimmage, one of our players took a ball to the face... ouch! The coaches from both teams immediately ran over to tend to him. When asked if he wanted to sub, this kid shook his head and said "I'm gonna persevere!". I thought that was pretty tough and awesome.

Christianne, Coach in Green Division

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Dreadhead Parkour link
4/10/2025 08:48:35 pm

As for the crew, it’s fantastic to hear that everyone is being praised. Sreeshti’s professionalism at such a young age is impressive. It’s also great that the parents are excited about the future of their kids in Soccer Nights. You’re clearly doing an amazing job!

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Rocket Soccer Derby link
4/10/2025 08:49:12 pm

Wow, it sounds like you’ve got an incredible group of kids and crew members! Joseph’s positive attitude and insightful analysis are truly remarkable; he definitely deserved that All - Star title. And Maddox’s respect for the rules is really heartening.

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