GUEST COLUMN: Youth soccer should be fun for everyone
I’ve been involved with sports my entire life and quickly realized as a kid that only one team can win the game but both teams should be having fun.
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Tag: Randy Vogt
GUEST COLUMN: An open letter about referees to parents and coaches
I’ve been the public relations director of the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association for the past dozen years but that pales in comparison to being a referee for the past 45 years since taking up the whistle as a teenager in 1978.
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GUEST COLUMN: My top 10 great things about being a soccer referee
As we are getting prepared for the upcoming fall season, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association is seeking new soccer referees to take the field and earn some money while getting exercise.
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FANTASTIC VOYAGE (PART II): Patience is a virtue in Brazil
The most important lesson I learned from my Brazilian experience in 1987 was one of patience, as in how to be more patient.
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FANTASTIC VOYAGE (PART I): 35 years on, an unforgettable Brazilian odyssey that was hectic, but quite amazing
Although it had a number of obstacles and times resembled a pilot for National Lampoon’s “South American Vacation,” my recent journey to Brazil with the Boys Under-16 Select Team from the Long Island Junior Soccer League was an opportunity of a lifetime to experience a culture that was a mystery to me.
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