Minnesota soccer under the (car) lights
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Ingredients for youth soccer in Minnesota in late September:
1) Kids with endless amounts of energy
2) A soccer field
3) A bunch of parents who pull their cars around so that the kids can see what they're doing.
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Practice was scheduled for 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. last night and there really wasn't much that could be done about the fact that the solar system has a schedule that doesn't cooperate, what with its 7:02 p.m. sunset and all.
And moving the practice wasn't an option this week as the coach has another team that practices between 5:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m.
No problem.
The parents of U13 players in the North Suburban Soccer Association -- Shoreview, Little Canada, Vadnais Heights, Roseville --were asked to park at the west end of the field at Southpointe Park in North Oaks and supply the lighting with their car's headlights.
The season ends in a couple of weeks.
