First GK gloves and most recent. Between uses, I learned about myself, being a good teammate, and making friends. Today’s soccer system excludes many kids, so I joined Tim Ryerson and Get on the Bus to help kids with financial/transport barriers play soccer. #GivingTuesday"
@StephenChaconas @jc_playmakerWNY I hope that it all works out for your athletes. What I saw over my teaching career was we wanted kids (especially athletes) to give up more and more of the things normal kids do.
@jc_playmakerWNY @BubbaChuck33 Never said it was. I’ve been involved in education for 30+ years. I’ve seen kids go to schools with awful teachers and it negatively impacted them, I’ve also seen kids homeschooled with weak curriculum/instruction, and that negatively impacted them.
@BubbaChuck33 @jc_playmakerWNY I think that’s great and I wish your daughter nothing but the best. Hopefully she can equal or surpass her peers on AP exams and SATs so that if the soccer route doesn’t work out she’s got a plan B.
@jc_playmakerWNY They do that in lacrosse and people actually hold their kids back multiple years so they can be the biggest player on the team. Probably wouldn’t be as big of a problem in soccer (more kids play). No system is perfect. I prefer grade level
Little conflicted in the DMV today. Grew up Skins fan in the 80s, married into a Ravens family (Johnny U) was at our wedding. Snyder years made the transition easy. Rooting for the Ravens but nice to see DC be competitive again.