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Author: Kim O'Rourke

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    October 21, 2019 In Balance, Learn, Soccer by Kim O'Rourke

  • Can College Recruits Really Play Multiple Sports?

    September 29, 2019 In Learn, Soccer by Kim O'Rourke

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No matter how good your child is or isn’t at playing sports, according to a survey conducted over 30 years by two coaches and athletic administrators what young athletes want to hear most from their parents after a sporting event is,
“I love to watch you play.”

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