There was a gas leak near the elementary school next door, which led to a road closure blocking a main thoroughfare to the area. This, along with next week being fall break here, meant that not enough kids showed up for the soccer practice at the fields.

Instead of individual practice, it was a scrimmage game, kids vs. adults - everyone who showed up at the field, with 4 goals at the corners of a diamond, with the adults defending the goals. The incentive for the kids was that if they scored, the adults at that goal had to do 2 pushups each.

Our goal’s goalie was the mom of one of the kids who made a stop when her own kid hit a shot. She responded with an indignant scream of “How dare you, Mom!”.