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Writing with the same descriptive flair that has won his novels so much praise, Wetherell tells the true story of his teenage son's winning soccer season. "Soccer Dad" is simultaneously the candid reflections of a devoted father and diehard soccer fan.
Book Synopsis Soccer Dad by : W. D. Wetherell
Download or read book Soccer Dad written by W. D. Wetherell and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2008-09-17 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing with the same descriptive flair that has won his novels so much praise, Wetherell tells the true story of his teenage son's winning soccer season. "Soccer Dad" is simultaneously the candid reflections of a devoted father and diehard soccer fan.
What’s a boy to do with a dad like this? A soccer dad misunderstands when he hears that his son’s team needs his help. Instead of taking care of halftime snacks, the dad grabs a jersey and runs onto the field to play! And what an embarrassment he is: he hogs the ball, complains about his teammates and throws a hairy fit when the referee doesn’t call a play his way! Can the boy teach his dad the rules of being a good sport before he drives the whole team crazy? Kids will blow the whistle on this dad — he’s way offside!
Book Synopsis The Day Dad Joined My Soccer Team by : Maureen Fergus
Download or read book The Day Dad Joined My Soccer Team written by Maureen Fergus and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What’s a boy to do with a dad like this? A soccer dad misunderstands when he hears that his son’s team needs his help. Instead of taking care of halftime snacks, the dad grabs a jersey and runs onto the field to play! And what an embarrassment he is: he hogs the ball, complains about his teammates and throws a hairy fit when the referee doesn’t call a play his way! Can the boy teach his dad the rules of being a good sport before he drives the whole team crazy? Kids will blow the whistle on this dad — he’s way offside!
October 10, 2017. The U.S. men’s soccer team loses in Trinidad and Tobago, and fails to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Winning soccer’s greatest prize never seemed more distant. Immediate fixes—a new coach, a revamped professional league, a commitment to coaching education—won’t put the USA in the global elite. The nation is too fractious, too litigious, too wrapped up in other sports, and too late to the game. In Why the U.S. Men Will Never Win the World Cup: A Historical and Cultural Reality Check, Beau Dure shows what American soccer is really up against. Using hundreds of sources to trace more than 100 years of history, Dure delves into the culture that only recently lost its disdain for the global game and still doesn’t have the depth of soccer insight and passion that much of the world has had for generations. The difficulty isn’t any single thing—the mismanagement of failed leagues, the inability to agree on a path forward, the lawsuits that stem from an inability to agree, or the unique American culture that treasures its homegrown sports. It’s everything. And yet, Why the U.S. Men Will Never Win the World Cup is ultimately optimistic. Dure argues that with the right long-term changes, the U.S. can build a soccer environment that consistently produces quality players, strong results, and a lot more fun on the international stage. Soccer fans and skeptics alike will find this a fascinating examination of America’s past, present, and future in the beautiful game.
Book Synopsis Why the U.S. Men Will Never Win the World Cup by : Beau Dure
Download or read book Why the U.S. Men Will Never Win the World Cup written by Beau Dure and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: October 10, 2017. The U.S. men’s soccer team loses in Trinidad and Tobago, and fails to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Winning soccer’s greatest prize never seemed more distant. Immediate fixes—a new coach, a revamped professional league, a commitment to coaching education—won’t put the USA in the global elite. The nation is too fractious, too litigious, too wrapped up in other sports, and too late to the game. In Why the U.S. Men Will Never Win the World Cup: A Historical and Cultural Reality Check, Beau Dure shows what American soccer is really up against. Using hundreds of sources to trace more than 100 years of history, Dure delves into the culture that only recently lost its disdain for the global game and still doesn’t have the depth of soccer insight and passion that much of the world has had for generations. The difficulty isn’t any single thing—the mismanagement of failed leagues, the inability to agree on a path forward, the lawsuits that stem from an inability to agree, or the unique American culture that treasures its homegrown sports. It’s everything. And yet, Why the U.S. Men Will Never Win the World Cup is ultimately optimistic. Dure argues that with the right long-term changes, the U.S. can build a soccer environment that consistently produces quality players, strong results, and a lot more fun on the international stage. Soccer fans and skeptics alike will find this a fascinating examination of America’s past, present, and future in the beautiful game.
Soccer youth participation in the US declined by nearly 25% in recent years . The US men's national team went from the verge of a breakthrough to elimination from the 2018 World Cup. What's gone wrong with American soccer and what can be done to fix it? "The Shoeless Ones" was Pele's first team. The greatest footballer of all time had no cleats, shin guards, grass fields, cone drills, or heroic soccer-parent carpooling from practices, games, and tournaments. Heck, he learned to play with a sock stuffed with rags. Let's return football to its roots, to the blacktops, vacant lots, and patios where kids play and creativity flourishes. Let's undress the corrupted American version of soccer and shut down the club, travel pay to play system for a grassroots uprising so American kids can compete with the world's best. What we are doing now is not working, and even worse, everybody knows it. From what we've seen in our travels around the world and travails in America's youth soccer programs, once we start playing what we'll be calling Shoeless Soccer in honor of its stripped-down approach, the sky's the limit.
Book Synopsis Shoeless Soccer by : Carlo Celli
Download or read book Shoeless Soccer written by Carlo Celli and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soccer youth participation in the US declined by nearly 25% in recent years . The US men's national team went from the verge of a breakthrough to elimination from the 2018 World Cup. What's gone wrong with American soccer and what can be done to fix it? "The Shoeless Ones" was Pele's first team. The greatest footballer of all time had no cleats, shin guards, grass fields, cone drills, or heroic soccer-parent carpooling from practices, games, and tournaments. Heck, he learned to play with a sock stuffed with rags. Let's return football to its roots, to the blacktops, vacant lots, and patios where kids play and creativity flourishes. Let's undress the corrupted American version of soccer and shut down the club, travel pay to play system for a grassroots uprising so American kids can compete with the world's best. What we are doing now is not working, and even worse, everybody knows it. From what we've seen in our travels around the world and travails in America's youth soccer programs, once we start playing what we'll be calling Shoeless Soccer in honor of its stripped-down approach, the sky's the limit.
A father's true story of his high-school-age son's winning soccer season. Soccer Dad is simultaneously the candid reflections of a devoted father and the enthusiastic observations of a diehard soccer fan. When Matt enters his senior year of high school, it is not without myriad parenting concerns on the part of his father, author W. D. Wetherell. What is his role in shaping his son's future? What will life be like when Matt is away at college? And what of Matt's soccer season?—Is Matt's success in soccer just setting him up for disappointment later in life? With the pensive eye of an artist, Wetherell follows his son's team from field to field and win to win and ruminates on topics ranging from soccer's esoteric appeal in America to the conflicting emotions of a parent sending his youngest child out into the world. Reflecting on his own experiences both as a participant and a spectator, Wetherell offers a paean to the sport of soccer and the joys of parenthood. Updated and revised with a new chapter that brings Soccer Dad fully up to date, this is an exciting new edition that readers will enjoy for years to come.
Book Synopsis Soccer Dad by : W. D. Wetherell
Download or read book Soccer Dad written by W. D. Wetherell and published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-09-17 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A father's true story of his high-school-age son's winning soccer season. Soccer Dad is simultaneously the candid reflections of a devoted father and the enthusiastic observations of a diehard soccer fan. When Matt enters his senior year of high school, it is not without myriad parenting concerns on the part of his father, author W. D. Wetherell. What is his role in shaping his son's future? What will life be like when Matt is away at college? And what of Matt's soccer season?—Is Matt's success in soccer just setting him up for disappointment later in life? With the pensive eye of an artist, Wetherell follows his son's team from field to field and win to win and ruminates on topics ranging from soccer's esoteric appeal in America to the conflicting emotions of a parent sending his youngest child out into the world. Reflecting on his own experiences both as a participant and a spectator, Wetherell offers a paean to the sport of soccer and the joys of parenthood. Updated and revised with a new chapter that brings Soccer Dad fully up to date, this is an exciting new edition that readers will enjoy for years to come.
Ask most of the millions of pre-teen soccer-playing girls in America if they plan to make the U.S. Women's National Team someday and the answer for them - and most of their parents - will be a resounding "Yes!" Among the most successful international teams in any sport in the past three decades, the USNWT has emerged as a collective cultural icon, with its individual members redrafting the very definition of female across the globe. With the lines blurring between male and female behavior, girls are competing ferociously and celebrating wildly without apology. Women are demanding gender and racial equity, while dressing and speaking authentically, and loving however and whomever they choose. The reality is that making the National Team is about as likely as winning the lottery. Of the tens of millions of soccer players since the team was formed in 1985, fewer than 250 women have ever made it to the highest level as of 2020. In Raising Tomorrow's Champions, one of those players, 16-year professional Joanna Lohman, joins current soccer dad and 40-year journalist Paul Tukey to share the team members' stories, from the early pioneers like Michelle Akers, Brandi Chastain and Mia Hamm, who are now parents themselves, to modern-day household names like Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe. For a true picture of what makes these women champions, Joanna and Paul also talked to their parents, coaches and teammates. The result of this unprecedented access to the National Team is an intimately revealing portrait of what it takes to make it to the top, not just in soccer, but in life. Not every child will make the most elite team, but the choices they - and their families - make in the face of challenge and adversity may define their childhood, their high school experiences, their college options, and their path forward in life. Not every child will necessarily even play soccer, but the lessons shared within Raising Tomorrow's Champions can help him or her become accomplished, authentic, and satisfied adults no matter what path they choose.
Book Synopsis Raising Tomorrow's Champions by : Paul Tukey
Download or read book Raising Tomorrow's Champions written by Paul Tukey and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ask most of the millions of pre-teen soccer-playing girls in America if they plan to make the U.S. Women's National Team someday and the answer for them - and most of their parents - will be a resounding "Yes!" Among the most successful international teams in any sport in the past three decades, the USNWT has emerged as a collective cultural icon, with its individual members redrafting the very definition of female across the globe. With the lines blurring between male and female behavior, girls are competing ferociously and celebrating wildly without apology. Women are demanding gender and racial equity, while dressing and speaking authentically, and loving however and whomever they choose. The reality is that making the National Team is about as likely as winning the lottery. Of the tens of millions of soccer players since the team was formed in 1985, fewer than 250 women have ever made it to the highest level as of 2020. In Raising Tomorrow's Champions, one of those players, 16-year professional Joanna Lohman, joins current soccer dad and 40-year journalist Paul Tukey to share the team members' stories, from the early pioneers like Michelle Akers, Brandi Chastain and Mia Hamm, who are now parents themselves, to modern-day household names like Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe. For a true picture of what makes these women champions, Joanna and Paul also talked to their parents, coaches and teammates. The result of this unprecedented access to the National Team is an intimately revealing portrait of what it takes to make it to the top, not just in soccer, but in life. Not every child will make the most elite team, but the choices they - and their families - make in the face of challenge and adversity may define their childhood, their high school experiences, their college options, and their path forward in life. Not every child will necessarily even play soccer, but the lessons shared within Raising Tomorrow's Champions can help him or her become accomplished, authentic, and satisfied adults no matter what path they choose.
“A Rainy Day Soccer Romance” is a warm –hearted comedy about a high school girl’s struggle to compete in a boys soccer league. Besides finding romance, she finds an unsympathetic coach and plenty of male humor. This comic novel explores a sixteen-year-old girl’s first exposure to the male world of soccer and the fast approaching excitement of young womanhood. Stacy, the novel’s heroine, feels her skills and soccer successes entitle her to play soccer with the boys. When the Rebels best player, Brad, decides his coach’s treatment of her is unfair, he volunteers to teach her some of his own soccer moves. Shortly, these lessons turn into a budding romance. Since this is Stacy’s first, she is naturally excited and a bit overwhelmed- much like she feels about playing in the boys soccer league. A great help to her are her teammates, the Rebels, a verbal bunch full of jokes and playful humor. “A Rainy Day Soccer Romance” is a comic novel of youth growing up in a world of divorces and frustrated coaches and referees. Yet regardless of the difficult times the Rebels face, they always address them with good cheer and raucous humor. Don’t miss all the great moves this novel throws at you –a young romance, exciting soccer and plenty of laughter. “If you like soccer, you’ll love ““A Rainy Day Soccer Romance”. The love story is a comic delight David Witke, former Sports Editor for the Des Moines Register
Book Synopsis A Rainy Day Soccer Romance by : Del Nett
Download or read book A Rainy Day Soccer Romance written by Del Nett and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-04-16 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A Rainy Day Soccer Romance” is a warm –hearted comedy about a high school girl’s struggle to compete in a boys soccer league. Besides finding romance, she finds an unsympathetic coach and plenty of male humor. This comic novel explores a sixteen-year-old girl’s first exposure to the male world of soccer and the fast approaching excitement of young womanhood. Stacy, the novel’s heroine, feels her skills and soccer successes entitle her to play soccer with the boys. When the Rebels best player, Brad, decides his coach’s treatment of her is unfair, he volunteers to teach her some of his own soccer moves. Shortly, these lessons turn into a budding romance. Since this is Stacy’s first, she is naturally excited and a bit overwhelmed- much like she feels about playing in the boys soccer league. A great help to her are her teammates, the Rebels, a verbal bunch full of jokes and playful humor. “A Rainy Day Soccer Romance” is a comic novel of youth growing up in a world of divorces and frustrated coaches and referees. Yet regardless of the difficult times the Rebels face, they always address them with good cheer and raucous humor. Don’t miss all the great moves this novel throws at you –a young romance, exciting soccer and plenty of laughter. “If you like soccer, you’ll love ““A Rainy Day Soccer Romance”. The love story is a comic delight David Witke, former Sports Editor for the Des Moines Register
What’s a boy to do with a dad like this? A soccer dad misunderstands when he hears that his son’s team needs his help. Instead of taking care of halftime snacks, the dad grabs a jersey and runs onto the field to play! And what an embarrassment he is: he hogs the ball, complains about his teammates and throws a hairy fit when the referee doesn’t call a play his way! Can the boy teach his dad the rules of being a good sport before he drives the whole team crazy? Kids will blow the whistle on this dad — he’s way offside!
Book Synopsis The Day Dad Joined My Soccer Team by : Maureen Fergus
Download or read book The Day Dad Joined My Soccer Team written by Maureen Fergus and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What’s a boy to do with a dad like this? A soccer dad misunderstands when he hears that his son’s team needs his help. Instead of taking care of halftime snacks, the dad grabs a jersey and runs onto the field to play! And what an embarrassment he is: he hogs the ball, complains about his teammates and throws a hairy fit when the referee doesn’t call a play his way! Can the boy teach his dad the rules of being a good sport before he drives the whole team crazy? Kids will blow the whistle on this dad — he’s way offside!
During my first soccer coaching gig (for my son's team), I thought I had everything figured out because I knew how to play soccer and most aspects of the game. Time proved that was not the case as I was in for a rude awakening. In this book, I talk about the reality check of this and other experiences where mistakes were made and how you can avoid them. Your time as a youth soccer coach will benefit by not doing what I and other coaches did over a period of ten years. I'm sure you will enjoy reading it and become not only a great soccer coach but a lasting and inspiring leading figure for your players.
Book Synopsis How to be a great youth soccer coach in 7 steps by : A.Z.R.
Download or read book How to be a great youth soccer coach in 7 steps written by A.Z.R. and published by 3 Zeds Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During my first soccer coaching gig (for my son's team), I thought I had everything figured out because I knew how to play soccer and most aspects of the game. Time proved that was not the case as I was in for a rude awakening. In this book, I talk about the reality check of this and other experiences where mistakes were made and how you can avoid them. Your time as a youth soccer coach will benefit by not doing what I and other coaches did over a period of ten years. I'm sure you will enjoy reading it and become not only a great soccer coach but a lasting and inspiring leading figure for your players.
Book Synopsis The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt: A Memoir of Androgyny by : Jon-Jon Goulian
Download or read book The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt: A Memoir of Androgyny written by Jon-Jon Goulian and published by UWA Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
