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Hell yeah Soccer rules...
I started playing USYSA-affiliated leagues (Dont' get me started about what is/was wrong with AYSO) back in first grade b/c all my friends were doing. Didn't stand out too much until my dad started coaching and became a student of the game. I suddenly became better at reading the field and short passes are still the strongest part of my game (good pace and placement for the reciever).
Started playing indoor in eighth grade so I was basically playing all year. Fall would start practice in early august, first indoor session would begin in November (which usually had make up games from rainouts still being played). Second session of indoor would start the week after the game to decide final position in the standings (ie 1st v. 2nd, 3rd v. 4th) That would be in January run till the week before spring break at which point practice for outdoor in the spring would have started. Spring outdoor ran into late May, and then June 14th, as per USYSA rules, would signify the opportunity to change teams w/o buttloads of paper work. So of course that meant tryouts from June 14th to July 14th. I think one week I had a tryout every night, trying to make 3 different teams.
Played all the way up until Junior year and the JV level where my HS was ranked as high as 11th in the nation. Quit my senior b/c my heart wasn't in it. bunch of other stuff I wanted to do and I was pissed that on JV most games it wouldn't be until we were up 3-0 that I got playign time. I was more of a practice player than a gamer. Luckily we rocked that year and there was only one game that I didn't get in during the first half, but the principle pissed me off.
Started refferreeing in 6th grade for my feeder soccer club, dealign with the U-7 and U8's. Got licensed at 14 (youngest age possible) as a USSF grade 8 but I haven't been re-certified in close to 4 years.
Started coaching kindergartners my sophomore year of HS and that has been my favorite part of the game. Moved up to first graders my senior year. I hope to start my own traveling club someday and build it up to having teams in every age group boys and girls. My system is going to be based on playing a 4 forward attacking formation...lots of speed, very high pressure form of the game, much like the system John Walker has had at times with the Nebraska Women's program.
I'm looking into getting my E coach's license in 2003
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