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Now THIS Is A Stadium!
I’m with Mike H at My Soccer Blog – this is going to be a REALLY nice stadium for the Red Bulls that actually looks like it was meant for soccer. Of course they’ll host concerts and other events – but...
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Happy Holidays from On The Pitch!
I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Holidays! I hope you and yours are enjoying time with friends and family during this holiday season. Thanks to all who take the time to visit On The Pitch and...
View ArticleLook Where OTP Showed Up
WÂhen I signed up for BlogBurst, a sort of clearinghouse for large media outlets to pickup blog posts for republication, I doubted any of my posts would ever get selected for republication. So imagine...
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SBI Captions – USA v Mexico
If you haven’t seen them – these are hilarious. Let’s just say #1 is NOT my favorite. Add two or three.
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They Say Not To Dive In Soccer…
but what if your field looks like a swimming pool? Â Yay for rain to ease our drought, but the fields are soaked. – Things don’t look much better for this weekend, but we can’t complain too much. More...
View ArticleNext Soccer Star
Am I the only one who finds this whole Next Soccer Star concept a little bit oddÂ? It’s like aÂn online reality show or some attempt to make a social network for wannabe soccer pros. And we all know...
View ArticleA Gentle Reminder…
ÂHow cool is that? We’ve gone from five whole readers to ten in recent weeks! I’m out of fingers to count on… But seriously – I’m really happy to see more folks stopping by to read the ramblings of a...
View ArticleChanges to the Laws Of The Game
Over at the ÂNC-Soccer Forum, Wreave shares an old April Fool’s gag they pulled a few years ago, complete with a dummy website. Anyone who has been involved in youth soccer for a while will appreciate...
View ArticleMight Be A Few Hiccups
Bear with us this morning – finally doing a long overdue upgrade, so a few things might break for a bit. Hope to have everything running smoothly, and hopefully faster in an hour or so. UPDATE: Things...
View ArticleStill Searching For The Offseason
Sorry for the recent silence, especially during the offseason when I can usually write the most. A lot has been going on with me, our league, and other stuff this Spring, which I hope to fill you all...
View ArticleSoccer Poetry
It never ceases to amaze me what you can find on the Internet… Would you believe a site full of poems about soccer/football? 10,000+ poems? Football Poets has this plus new poems submitted almost every...
View ArticleAbout That Team Name…
Someone mentioned that the name of their girls soccer team was ‘The Pussycats’. Almost by reflex I was going to ask if he had a player named Josie, but figured I’d date myself badly.
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Funny Soccer Tweets
I’ve been using social networking sites more and more, and finding some rather funny stuff. I use a great Twitter client called TweetDeck, which allows you to search the public timeline for certain...
View ArticleWhy Children Should Play Soccer
Over at Tootsiesshoes, they have a very eloquent post about the benefits of youth soccer.
View ArticleHow Bizarre…
It’s not even November yet here in North Carolina, where the average high temparature this time of year is 68F. Looking out my window (on a day my team practices), it’s 45F and big ice pellets are...
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Having Fun In The Rain
I’ve always gotten a kick out of the reaction of parents new to soccer when the weather gets bad. Most expect when it rains that everything gets canceled. But unless there is lightning or the field is...
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Little Man Chase Gets Some Boots
Don’t look now, but SoccerDad’s youngest is finally getting to play some soccer! After kicking a ball around on the sidelines since he could walk while his older siblings played, Chase starts playing...
View ArticleBetter Than “Swarm-Ball”
Overheard today – I laughed out loud: 4 year old soccer is just like a cat chasing a laser pointer How true is that?
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Son, About That Cup…
It amazes me how many boys don’t wear cups in soccer. My son refused to wear his in Tae Kwon Doe until he saw someone else in his class ‘take one for the team’. Now he wears it. Maybe I should have...
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SoccerDad’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-03-09
For those of you not following me on Twitter (I’m @soccerdad), here’s a peek at my Tweets for the past week. Clearly I tweet too much. For those of you curious in > 140 chars about how I’m...
View ArticleSoccerDad’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-03-16
For those of you not following me on Twitter (I’m @soccerdad), here’s a peek at my Tweets for the past week. Clearly I tweet too much. OK – four straight days of rain – we’ll be lucky to get our soccer...
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SoccerDad’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-03-23
For those of you not following me on Twitter (I’m @soccerdad), here’s a peek at my Tweets for the past week. Clearly I tweet too much. Wondering where the day went. Been crazy. My #followfriday will...
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Sure Sign Of Lots Of Cancellations
I’m thinking a whole lot of soccer matches across Region III won’t be played this weekend:
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SoccerDad’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-03-30
For those of you not following me on Twitter (I’m @soccerdad), here’s a peek at my Tweets for the past week. Clearly I tweet too much. The sun! I almost forgot what it looked like! # Up WAY too early...
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SoccerDad’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-04-06
For those of you not following me on Twitter (I’m @soccerdad), here’s a peek at my Tweets for the past week. Clearly I tweet too much. Ouch. Sign you’re getting old. One of my players talking about 1...
View ArticleSoccerDad’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-04-13
For those of you not following me on Twitter (I’m @soccerdad), here’s a peek at my Tweets for the past week. Clearly I tweet too much. You know you’re a @RealSoccerMom when you list your Twitter...
View ArticleSoccerDad’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-04-20
For those of you not following me on Twitter (I’m @soccerdad), here’s a peek at my Tweets for the past week. Clearly I tweet too much. Morning tweeps! Hope to come out of hiding after tax day. Been a...
View ArticleThe Youth Soccer Guide – Updates?
As everyone starts to get ready for the Fall soccer season, I was wondering if any of you had feedback or ideas for the Youth Soccer Guide. The idea was to collect many of the more...
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The Great User Purge
Lately we’ve been getting hammered with spammy new user accounts here at On The Pitch (dozens a day). It was becoming an administrative nightmare, so we’ve taken a few steps to try to reduce the load...
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It Doesn’t Take A Field of Dreams
When you coach a sport that your children also play, you get a firsthand view of not only how they learn and develop at practices and matches, but also at home. Soccer takes an incredible amount of...
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