I guess you could call it the end, though I think High School soccer and I just got off on the wrong foot and never really trusted each other. Well, I came to the conclusion that high school soccer is just not for me anymore and we broke it off. No more differing rules, no more silly, stop the clock criss-cross signals and no more "sportsmanship" baloney they seem to want to feed us with. At least not for me.
Perhaps it is because I am busy and have a kid who plays that level. This might have been the main reason why I disengaged with High School soccer along with the alternate rule sets. Either way, it certainly is the end of an era, until my kids are done with the sport and I have no vested interests in the outcomes of soccer at the high school level. I have about 6-7 years at the current rate before that comes true, so it might be a while before I go back to doing the "wind the clock".
