Soccer Moms Keep Balls Bouncing

Sure, it’s the kids who score the goals and make the saves. But if you want the safety net that captures how all those games go on smoothly, including the plethora of them at the Bill Eisenwinter Hot Shot Tournament here this weekend, it’s the soccer moms who handle a lot of that. They’re on clubs’ board of directors, lining fields, registering teams, ensuring players have submitted proper paperwork to play, bringing snacks, calling around to be sure everyone is on the same page and taking care of a lot of what comes up. They are, largely, behind the scenes. And there’s the obvious — providing the wheels to games and practices and rooting on their teams on the sidelines. For Mother’s Day today, many have a hard time thinking of a better place to be than where they’ve been many times before — at yet another tournament cheering or helping out/ Brian Walker , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here. (Shawn Gust SR photo: Player parent Barb Patton helps players register for the Sting Soccer Club’s Bill Eisenwinter Hot Shot Tournament Friday)

Question: Are you now or have you ever been a soccer mom?