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Is there a high school coach in Illinois that watches more soccer than Waubonsie Valley's Julie Bergstrom? I see her everywhere. But I wouldn't expect anything less from the NSCAA National Coach of the Year.

It wouldn't be a blog without an IHSA-YSO comment. Thank you IHSA-YSO for starting the girls soccer season earlier instead of adding the extra week to the end of the season. Instead of having teams play three or four games a week, we now have teams playing five or six like last week because of all the rescheduled events.

A well-known girls soccer coach is stepping down at the end of the season. The sport will not be the same without his passion and character. Any idea who it is? I do, and you'll know soon, too.

Have you seen this story - http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/899921,CST-NWS-Latin17.article. Are you kidding me? A month ago, people were complaining that kids were playing soccer in a local city park and ripping up the grass. Now, we have Protect Our Parks, Inc. suing to stop a turf soccer field from being built in Lincoln Park. Where is Woodsy Owl when need him? I have a feeling he would tell this group - "I don't give a Hoot - get lost."

One of my favorite people, Naperville Central boys soccer coach Jay Konrad , said he was walking away from coaching girls soccer a few years back (three I think) to spend more time with his family. But on April 2, Konrad was named the Director of the Eclipse Select West-Naperville.