The Philadelphia Union is an American professional soccer team based in Chester, Pennsylvania. Next up at home the Union battle D.C. United Saturday 8/24,7:30pm. We are all excited and hope to see our team win all the way.
It reminded me an incident when my son Sanjay played the position of goal the keeper in soccer at his high school team. He played soccer since he was 4-year-old. When little Sanjay started playing, he often asked me who I know played goal keeper position in our family.
I never played or saw much sports growing up back home in Puri, Odisha. I had no one but to pull out the name from our mythology character dear Hanumanji. Hanuman is the supreme keeper who saved us from many obstacles at difficult situation in our Hindu scripture. So my answer to Sanjay was to call upon Lord Hanuman, when he is at the goal post. Lord Hanuman always remains strong with his hand as the goal keeper must in a soccer (football) game. Did that help Sanjay? I don’t know but as a mother I felt good that I was able to answer his questions from my resource. I had no clue how the game was played and what is the job of a Goal keeper in soccer game. Sanjay did flourish all thru from grade school till high school being the goal keeper at NP high school which has 1110 students in the class. Every year almost 200 boys compete to become a member of the team of “North Penn Knights” where 11 boys play in the field and 18-20 are chosen. Only two goal keepers are chosen. One plays as the main keeper and the other one remain as substitute incase anything happens to the keeper.
Today it is different. I have learnt few rules and enjoy watching the game. I came to realize that one can’t sit as a spectator while your son or daughter is participating in the game. One must follow rules of game in case we need to defend for our children. So I borrowed the book ” Soccer Dummies” I churned many rules and was always on the guard when my son played in the field. I am glad that I did that which gave me opportunity to learn the game and now to enjoy as an entertainment.
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