1.  You shall attempt to remain positive on the sidelines at all times. Taking a negative tone with regards to the team, the coach, the players, or your own child rarely accomplishes the things that you seek.  Gathering in small groups and speaking in hushed tones usually does little more than cause increased frustration while [...]

How can one shinguard go missing?  I mean, there’s one here in the soccer bag so where could the other one be?  This thought keeps racing through my head as I frantically search through the house like I’m on a scavenger hunt.  Under couches, on top of countertops and in playrooms, but no sign of that one shinguard.  From across the [...]

Well it’s a brand new year and the level of excitement for LRFC couldn’t be higher.   It’s always a great feeling for the club to finish the tryouts, phone calls, uniforms, emails, scheduling……………you know, the things that HAVE to get done in order for us to do the thing we love most:  getting on the field and playing.  As we [...]

Being involved in competitive soccer for a number of years I have come across several teams that have absolutely wowed me.  Not because of the result of the game, but because of how these teams have played.  They pass, they move, they defend, they’re creative, they’re organized, and they have left me wondering how that club or how that coach was able to [...]

Perhaps it’s our ingrained mentality as Americans or perhaps it’s just the easy way out, but what makes us always look to the physical components of the game when things aren’t going our way?  Take a walk around any complex in the country, close your eyes, and there it will be.  Press it!  Get in!  Faster!  [...]