Keeper pops
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Brah, 100% them coaches were brutal
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I can imagine the heat your girls got from the parents when they would show up the boys. That picture was great, they were stalking the yard right there!
Keeper pops
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I forget what position he played overseas but he is not one to mess with.
Best believe he played centerback, I remember him telling me when my Goat switched to that position after so many years of playing on the wing. He got fired up and told me stories about how he would destroy forwards!
I’m still waiting on my t-shirt.
Moongirl 2020
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We were there the first time she was hurt. Sparky broke her arm at the same tournament and they saw each other at the tent.
Moongirl 2020
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Between her and Coco, I never saw panic no matter how much pressure you put on them. They were like escape artists with the ball on their feet.
I believe that question goes to @Sombitch …..
Dom, you are allowed to use my dd pic for any future marketing and I can loan out her shirt and socks to any goat in need. Thank you Sparky for bringing back the good and awesome times of club soccer. We were so rebellious and broke all the "rules" of not being a classy parent. Those other parents from the other side were the biggest cry babies I have ever met.
Agree, I have the logos as @Sombitch shared with me to make some shirts for the parents. But I definitely think @Sombitch would be best suited to pass the torch and "rules" along to any future age groups looking to do something similar. I recall at one point him including the breakdown in the first e-mail he sent all of us to make sure we were all on the same page and carried that legacy forward the right way.
I know the 09s? put together a version of Goats that was a bit loose with some of the selection criteria and it got them some heat from some posters on stacking the decks but I can certainly see an active "youngers" age group deciding to do what other Goats team have done before. Why wouldn't somebody want to, look at the pictures down below. I can honestly say our girls were brought together at a time when things were getting to that serious boiling point of coaches / clubs / and even us parents being overbearing and @Sombitch gave them an opportunity to remember why they play the game in the first place, for the love and passion of it.
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Fun is written all over their faces
I'm still shocked with all the grief we took from parents @Technician72. We played up too and Joy was happy to allow the little goats to have some fun. The other parents were so up tight and all in huff & puff. I told one lady to go take a walk and remember what this is all about, the kids. She flipped me off, I kid you not. We had parents looking for Joy herself looking for a refund. They said we stacked an all star team, oh please. That tournament is still my #1 experience in youth soccer.
The J Serra games were fun, we would bring in the grill and fire up burgers / hot dogs, we had candy, ice cream, snacks galore, and of course "green cups". Surprisingly enough I don't think any of the girls threw up, or the parents
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Sombitch
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Let’s get it going! So down to see the 09s!!!
I was just talking about Goats with the 2010 group!!! I will make sure the 10s get it done correctly
I was just talking about Goats with the 2010 group!!! I will make sure the 10s get it done correctly
The 06/05 group did it right. They were organized by Tech and managed by RG. They also played the game on the field the right way too. And, as Tech mentioned Blues/RR use to lose his mind playing and losing to a team that was not coached.
Goats teams in general had some unique games with the Blues. They hated us and would get more heated when we wouldn't hate them back, they couldn't fathom soccer being played for fun at any level.The 06/05 group did it right. They were organized by Tech and managed by RG. They also played the game on the field the right way too. And, as Tech mentioned Blues/RR use to lose his mind playing and losing to a team that was not coached.
That being said not all Blues parents are like that and we had some on Goats from Blues that got it, but the times the Goats teams squared off with Blues, they certainly let us know we weren't liked much.
@LASTMAN14 I remember AW from Slammers coming over and watching our game, 06s, versus Blues / RR and he was having a laugh at how bent out of shape Rob was getting.
AW was on the forums at that time and he got it too, he was one of the good ones at keeping it fun. Always supportive of my kids and had them come out and guest whenever they were free.
@Sombitch The 09-11s are a lot more active as the girls / parents are really into it right now and the whole scene. Feel free to float any names my way if you have any concerns on the parents being good fits for Goats. I can only think of one person, and @LASTMAN14 can vouch for this that you want to steer away from, other than that the posters in general in those ages are really even keel and seem to be getting it!