We grew up in probably the last place in the world soccer became popular: America in the 80s-2000s. Our parents didn’t play, but coached our youth teams as they learned the rules along side us. The internet wasn’t really a thing in homes yet, so there was no way to watch professional games, except during the Olympics, and sometimes big World Cup games.

The only players we really heard about were the legends, like Pelé, maybe from a VHS tape we ordered through snail mail from the only soccer equipment mail order magazine that shipped our order to us weeks later - way before Amazon. They were still far from household names like Michael Jordan.

We’ll admit we still call it soccer here, and we’re still learning the nuances as the sport has exploded in the last decade for both men and women, but the passion has exploded.

We created this site to be a resource to help fill in the gaps that we never had even 10 years ago in America. To help bridge that knowledge holes that some of us still have, not having the advantage of growing up with a local professional team’s colors running through generations of your family blood, much like NFL, MLB, NHL, or college sports teams here.

This generation of youth travel teams continue to get increasingly competitive. More Americans are “making it” across the pond in European leagues, and their parents (people like me, even having played most of my life), are still learning the ropes, creating traditions we hope will have some lasting permanency in future generations, and getting passionate about today’s legends and professional teams. This is what is still struggling to catch up in American soccer, and we hope we can help fill the void.

We are here to explain some of the basics, maybe sometimes the not-so-basics of the game, provide some guidance on drills, training, best practices, youth coaching, equipment recommendations, relevant football news, while celebrating the most popular sport in the world. And maybe a meme or two.

We’re fully supportive of being inclusive, celebrating diversity, and adaptive play to make the sport accessible to everyone. We are also here encourage positive sportsmanship, including parents on the sidelines, respecting referees, the opposing team and their supporters- at every age and level.