

A Note from the Sideline
I have been between the lines of a soccer field, as a player for many years on many levels, and as a coach for many years on many levels. For the first time, I take my seat on the sidelines with the parents watching my child play soccer. I am not in charge, and I am not playing—purely a spectator at my favorite sport now watching my son play. I immediately felt out of place and uncomfortable as I prepared myself as to what I was about to witness, not on the field but on my le