Jason De Vos
writes and broadcasts at CBC Sports
Players’ antics tarnishing the beautiful game
I am the proud father of two beautiful children — my son is five and my daughter is seven. My son hasn’t yet expressed any interest in playing the game that his father made his living at for 18 years, but my daughter has. This is her first season playing the soccer, or “football” as it is called in our house, and as far as I can tell, she is having a blast.
My hope for both of my children is that they learn to play the game with a smile on their faces. Whether they choose to pursue the game past the recreational level is entirely up to them. If they fall in love with the game, as I did, that would be fantastic. If not, there won’t be any pressure coming from their old man to carry on the family tradition, so to speak.
What I will insist on, though, is this: If my children do choose to play the game, they will do so with honesty and integrity.
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