Being on a travel soccer team was not just an after school activity, it was your entire life. It consumed almost all of your free time and if you were not at practice or a game, you were either watching soccer on television or thinking about ways to improve. If you were not ready for a huge time commitment, then travel soccer was definitely not for you. Here are some signs you were on a travel soccer team.
- You have permeant scars on your legs from when you did not wear shin guards during practice.
- Your soccer jersey number will always have a special place in your heart.
- No temperature will ever be too hot or too cold for you.
- You missed out on many parties on the weekends because you were at soccer tournaments.
- 6 A.M. was the normal time for you to wake up and go for a long run.
- You had a love-hate relationship with your coaches.
- Your teammates were your best friends.
- Your team was hated by the owners of all of the hotels you stayed at during tournaments because of the many noise complaints.
- World Cup was your favorite game to play.
- You have hundreds of inside jokes with your teammates from the amount of time you spent at practice.
- You went through a tomboy phase.
- Your go-to outfit consisted of a baggy t-shirt and Adidas shorts.
- There was no such thing as an off season.
- Since you were little you always dreamed off winning the State Cup Championship and getting the opportunity to go to Regionals.
- Mostly all of your tournaments were located in the middle of a cornfield.
- You learned how to tune out your coach during long lectures.
- Your high school soccer coaches often got mad at you for leaving early to attend your travel team’s practice instead.
- Homework was not even an excuse to miss practice.
- You lived for water breaks during practice.
- Halftime during games meant eating as many orange slices as possible.
- You almost had a heart attack before taking a penalty kick during a game.
- Even though you sacrificed a lot for this sport, in the end it was all worth it.
