I never really liked the sport . . .

I mean, basketball and football were more my thing. You know, games where with only a minute or two on the clock you find yourself, teeth clinched, on the edge of your seat knowing that anything could happen and it's still anybody's game! Soccer's anything BUT that. In fact, in soccer, you pretty much know who's going to win the game by the first half because goals are so few and far between. Not the exciting nail-biter you might hope for. But I will say that, since marrying a soccer player and having several students who actually play the sport, I've learned to appreciate the game a little more. Let's just say, it can be fun to sit on the sidelines IF you know the players (or the coach) . . . I've even caught myself yelling at the refs and cheering on individual players from the stands! Which is a good thing seeing as how, no matter what I do, I think I'm destined to become a soccer mom . . .