my latest venture

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Mon May 14, 2007 11:23 am

you may have noticed I haven't been quite as active on the forum lately. I've been putting together a semi-pro women's soccer team. We played our first match Saturday. Here's the link to the article in our local paper;
http://www.dailybulletin.com/sports/ci_5885252

mbouse · Post by **mbouse** » Mon May 14, 2007 12:30 pm

Always nice to have a hobby, 'eh?

quite the divergence from automobile restoration.....

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Mon May 14, 2007 1:31 pm

yes, the far end of the spectrum. Hasn't everyone always wanted their own sports franchise?

mbouse · Post by **mbouse** » Mon May 14, 2007 4:56 pm

Actually, while in-between opportunities a couple of years ago, i was fortunate to be the unoffical mascot for my daughter's high school volleyball team.

Let's just say that I am glad she graduated...and that i got a job. It takes a brave soul to venture into women's organized sports.

mdrburchette · Post by **mdrburchette** » Mon May 14, 2007 9:42 pm

How did you get started in this venture, Mark? It should keep you hopping for a while! Good luck.

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Tue May 15, 2007 1:40 am

I'd been involved in youth soccer for a long, long time. For the past 8 years I'd been bringing teams over from N Ireland as part of a project that put Catholic and Protestant kids together on trips to help break down prejudices that were causing the sectarian conflicts there. A young girl that stayed with us the first year has been coming back and just graduated from college here. She has gotten a job here in So Cal, so we needed a high-level team for her. She plays on the N Ireland National Team, so we started putting this thing together about a year ago, and here we are. I've got my own sports franchise! And I have been busy!
I now have a young lady from Canada staying with me, and the player from N Ireland arrives at the end of the month. I've just gotta teach them how to fix Fiats

yap123 · Post by **yap123** » Tue May 15, 2007 12:05 pm

Mark,

This sounds like a script for a movie or a book.

Did you see the movie where the young man leaves LA without his dad's permission to play in England? I don't remember the name, but it was a good movie.

Clint

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Tue May 15, 2007 1:19 pm

I did see it, the title "Goal, the Dream Begins". There is a movie coming out in a few weeks starring Elizabeth and Andrew Shue about their experience in high school when Andrew gets hurt and can't compete on the hs soccer team any longer. His sister steps in since there isn't a girls' team. The story deals with her efforts to make the team and compete. Movie is called "Gracie"

my latest venture

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