He just can't do it.  He can't leave soccer.  He coached our kids and made friends on the pitch. He loved the kids even when they drove him nuts and so this year he decided to get back into it. There is sparks and glimmers of talent. There is energy, maybe not always focused. There are smiles and sometimes yawns. There are a lot of losing games, which are called learning games, because you can always learn something from a loss. There are hilarious comments and no shows but it is soccer and a game and worth it.