| Most people have no idea who invented soccer but | | | | friends instead of the streets. |
| the have that person in the back of their minds | | | | Parents know that their children have truly grown |
| every time their child scores a goal. Other parents | | | | both physically and emotionally during this soccer |
| think about that person when their child gets an | | | | season. Their minds are sharper because of the |
| excellent rating on their physical fitness exam. Parents | | | | amount of mental energy that is required to play this |
| thank the creator of soccer every time the rules are | | | | competitive sport. They have also noticed that when |
| recited by fans to referees during the game because | | | | the soccer player is at home, he is no longer content |
| it is good indicator to let them know that they | | | | to sit still in their bedroom alone playing video games |
| memory is fully intact. | | | | for hours on end. |
| Many parents do not care how the rules were made | | | | What they see everyday at home is a beautiful sight. |
| up. They do care about whether their child follows | | | | They see a child who has untapped energy |
| those rules to the last detail when they are active on | | | | resources and a new vigor that they have not |
| the playing field and the goal they just scored is in | | | | witnessed in many years. This unforgettable energy |
| question. There are many times when the parents | | | | is replenished every time they play in a soccer game |
| think about the way things might have been if soccer | | | | and the charged up attitudes that come from a |
| had never been created. Then they dash that | | | | game of soccer are positive in all respects and they |
| thought and are thankful that their child has been | | | | have also displayed a remarkable improvement in the |
| kept busy enough to not become addicted to drugs | | | | grades that they get in school. |
| or to become a member of a gang. | | | | Parents are truly thankful that they enrolled their child |
| Playing soccer is a fun and exciting way to spend the | | | | in a soccer sports program for the summer. They |
| day. If soccer did not exist then children might not | | | | know where their child will be during their gym class |
| learn about competitive sports and how much fun | | | | at school next year. Many schools are beginning to |
| that could be had playing it several times a week. | | | | offer soccer as an intramural sport and the game of |
| Soccer also offers some of the best entertainment | | | | soccer is gaining just as much respect among parents |
| options for a child, and parents are just thankful that | | | | circles as football does during the school year. |
| the soccer game allows their children to play amongst | | | | |