| Sidelines: Police to play CHS soccer teams
Off The Wall Soccer Arena will host matches on Wednesday between the Chico Police Department and the Chico High School boys and girls varsity soccer teams. The Chico teams were both Eastern Athletic League champions, as the boys went 14-1-0 and the girls were 12-1-0. The Chico girls match against the Chico PD starts at 5:30 p.m. and the boys game starts at 6:30. Admission is $5 with children 5 and under admitted free. Tickets can be purchased at the door or from any Chico High soccer player. All proceeds benefit the Chico High soccer program. For more information, call 879-0894. Rock crawling competition set The fourth and final competition of the World Extreme Rock Crawling Western U.S. Pro-National Series featuring 50 of the top-ranked professional drivers in the Unlimited, Pro-Modified, Stock Modified and Formula Toyota classes will be held July 18-19 at Riffles RV Park, 4514 Pacific Heights Rd., off Highway 70 in Oroville.
United Rewind
"Indeed, the largest group tuning into the league's games on the Fox Soccer Channel are men who also watch men's games, said David Sternberg, the chief operating officer of Fox Cable Networks. But getting men to attend games in appreciable numbers is another story. Doug Logan, the former commissioner of Major League Soccer who now leads USA Track and Field, said team sports were “fundamentally tribal" and that women's sports leagues have struggled to develop that kind of support. “Success at the gate has to have a tribal following and not just a van of soccer-playing kids who come to one game a year," Logan said. “If your business model depends on youth soccer, it won't be enough." http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/sports/soccer/08league.html?_r=1&hpw .
My soccer coach changed my life
As an outlet, I started playing soccer at Oakland Parks and Recreation centers. Entering Berkeley High, I didn't think I had much of a chance to make the varsity team - especially when I looked around during tryouts and saw I was the only Latina. But Suz, the coach, saw something in me. During the next four years, she pushed me to my limits and helped me discover my potential. For instance, whenever I felt I couldn't finish my last sprint, Suz stood by me, yelling "Come on, finish strong!" until I crossed that end line. Fatigued and drenched in sweat, I smiled in shock trying to understand how I remained standing after completing 10 sets of cones, also known as "suicides." Suz believed in me and helped me believe in myself. I was voted captain of the team my junior and senior years, which changed the way I saw myself.
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