It was the spirit of scoring a goal when playing offense. It was the spirit of diving for a ball when playing keeper. It was the spirit of the team doing their best. I can’t jump as high as I used to.Īnd you know what it was? It was the spirit of being in that huddle. I know some of my athletes are reading this and thinking, “TD, be real, it’s a recreational soccer game with a bunch of ‘has been’s’ that think they still can play.”Īnd they might be right. You know, that little nervousness, excitement, jitters that you get. Going to the field tonight to play, I actually had that feeling like I was going to play in a game again. The game has been a long-standing tradition within the league for years and it’s always close.Īnd let me tell you… you can tell some of these coaches used to play some serious competitive soccer at a high level. Since I’m coaching my son Brady’s 9-year old soccer team again (Team IMPACT with my wingman Coach Jeff Granucci), all the coaches that coach the boys teams play the all the coaches that coach the girls teams. You know, with referees and jerseys and all that stuff. I just got done doing something I haven’t done in about 31 years.
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