The Coach Eller

This is bound to be an unpopular post with some, but I LOVE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER. Not for recruiting or the level of play, but for what it provides young players that club does not. I will often hear coaches claim that it players digress or develop bad habits. I disagree. First of all, “if you’re good, you’re good.“ And I believe that young athletes who are playing any sport in any environment are put into situations where they have to react, make decisions, execute and grow. When it comes to girls in particular, high school provides a platform for growth in confidence and leadership that far outweighs the technical and tactical compromise for just a few months out of the year. The MLS is basically high school for Messi, and he seems just fine. Obviously, to play at the next level, the development that club provides is ESSENTIAL. And I think there is no reason that both platforms can’t coexist for the majority of players. There’s nothing quite like the camaraderie on a high school team and playing for your community— not to mention the pure FUN. #IfYoureGoodYoureGood #WeCanAllGetAlong #CoachBrain @WMTribeWSOC

“When discourse ends, violence begins.”

Can you name the movie featuring this lovable duck?

"Do you believe in miracles?! YES!" On this date back in 1980 Al Michaels delivered one of the most famous calls in sports history as #TeamUSA upset the powerhouse Soviet Union 4-3 at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY. #80s

@landofthe80s My handwriting still sucks tho…

These were a staple in grade school. Who remembers what these were for?

@landofthe80s The great one

Would you guess this is one of the all-time greatest athletes? Can you name him?

@landofthe80s No good answer… top picks in 4 diff categories

Random choice time. Which one is gone forever?

@landofthe80s 10

On a scale of 1-10, how do you rate The Princess Bride?

Are there any missing from your Christmas watchlist? Posted in our FB group.

Going to be interesting watching the party organize a primary this late in the game… #Democracy

This is awesome!!! The two stadiums next to each other allow for semi finals to play concurrently. It will be an exciting time! Will also allow start times to be pushed back with the second stadium, so the girls championship is not always scorchinghot part of the day.

memories yall gifted me. Thank you and congrats!! I will miss yall dearly! So many other congrats & thank yous are in order. But if I learned one thing, this is about you girls, not us.

Got to watch a heck of a playoff ride with as the JHS soccer team took it all the way to the Regional Championship. Elon won’t let me have enough characters for a proper thank you to seniors @ava_stewart12 @ClaudiaKins3 @kayleig70218819 @madilambert_ for the many (continued)

@LonghornHotspur @TylerTyre There were way more fun typos tonight 😂 what an awesome game!! Thanks Tyler for giving the spotlight to these girls!

@TylerTyre They're former club trammates as U8s. Coach called them Katz and Bailey to avoid the two Lila(h) problem ! 😁

Time for game No. 2. Jordan is facing Stratford as the Spartans try to clinch a spot in the regional tournament for the first time.

@HannahMcCurdy17 #DOME!!!! Luv ya kid! So indescribably proud of you!

AMAZING GAME!!! Tied 1-1 after over time and went into PKs. Scored the tying goal along with a PK! SO PROUD OF THIS TEAM! WE ARE NOT DOME YET!!!!! LGW💛🖤⚔️⚔️⚔️

@TylerTyre Of all the kids on the team, she would laugh at this

@_TheEller Let me just fix that really quick 😂

Tracy Chapman — who hasn’t performed live in years — just sang “Fast Car” on stage with Luke Combs at the Grammy’s. The backstory behind this collaboration is incredible. Combs’ first favourite song ever was “Fast Car”. He covered it in early 2023 as a country version and the song hit #1 on country charts in July. Chapman owns the song’s composition rights and became the first black female to top the Country chart as a sole writer. What did she think of the cover? Chapman told Billboard at the time: “I never expected to find myself on the country charts, but I’m honored to be there. I’m happy for Luke….and grateful that new fans have found and embraced ‘Fast Car.’” Combs honored the original version, which he first listened to when his dad popped a cassette in the car. “You want to just be mega respectful of the original song,” says the 33-year old country singer, per CMT. “That’s why in [my cover], it’s, ‘work in the market as a checkout girl.’ I didn’t change that…I really wanted to just do the original version of the song.” Them performing it together tonight is perfection.

Never forget the woman who got arrested for being a fake sign language interpreter