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Man, it was a good summer.
Some people moan that it wasn't warm enough or went by too quick, but summer 2009 was perfect for yours truly.
From trips to Washington, D.C., Miami, Denver and St. Louis with friends to watch the Cubs to spending time at the lakehouse in Culver, Ind., the past three months were perfect. It was the first time since I started covering soccer in 1995 that I walked away from the sport 100 percent. I didn't respond to emails, didn't return phone calls - I didn't care.
Guess what? It felt great.
And guess what else? The same B.S. that has plagued this sport for the past 10 years is the same B.S. that I came back to. From clubs and high schools knocking heads in some areas to parents sending emails complaining about coaches, I almost feel like I've reentered Bill Murray's classic movie "Groundhog Dog" once again.
Honestly, I can careless who is playing club or high school these days. My response, good for you and good luck in all you do. To each their own. You make the decision and you live with it. It's just like when a high school student-athlete transfers high schools at the last second for a three-month season. It's made me realize some people have lost the true focus of what high school athletics are all about.
I know times have changed from when my grandfather, my dad and even I went to high school. But whatever happened to working hard, accepting what you earned and moving on in life?
As the case was last year, if you want a response posted, you use a real name, real email address or keep your thought to yourself.
If you don't like that basic rule, go read something else.
I put my name on the blog, and just like Taylor Bell does with his blog, I won't let idiots sit behind a screen and take shots.
If you have a comment, stand up and say it. I encourage you. There are a lot of good ideas out there, a lot of good things to talk about and a lot of room to talk about those things.
Just don't be gutless. Because gutless is easy to deal with ... delete.
Welcome to the 2009 season. Cornerkicks returns to daily publication on Monday, Aug. 24.
- Joe Trost
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Joe,
Can you please start a converstation about having Varsity, JV1 and JV2 versus Varsity, Sophomore, and Freshmen. There are competitive programs out there that need to recruit freshmen in the halls because they are not getting enough to field a team (ie. District 230, District 210). At the same time they are cutting Sophomores and Juniors because there are too many. Shouldn't we adjust so that all the kids that want to particpate can be part of the program? I realize that many programs have gone to this system. Why haven't the rest of us? Am I missing something?
Thanks Joe