The Has Beens . . . and The Never Was

So we have this friend . . . who is Ash's soccer coach . . .

He played soccer in both high school and college and is really good. . .

He also heads up an adult soccer league . . .

Jon thought it would be fun . . . so he gave it a try. . . Our friend put Jon on his team . . . which was a team full of dudes who'd played soccer in the past . . .

Their team name? The Has Beens. If you know Jon well you know he is a relatively quiet guy around people he doesn't know . . . but when he's comfortable . . . he's the life of the party. . .

So here he in on a soccer team and he only knows 1 guy . . . and feels like all the other guys know one another quite well. Plus to boot . . . it is quite intimidating for him to play on a soccer team and be the one who knows the least about the sport . . .

especially since in college . . . he was a "super star" in his intramural football, basketball, and softball teams. . . .

I've heard all of his stories at least a dozen times . . . .

I tease him and tell him when we are old that we will both be convinced in our minds that he actually played for the Georgia Southern Eagles (where we both went to college) and not just intramural teams. . .

As far as soccer? Who knows? His games are on Sunday . . . and it's a load of fun . . . he really is having a good time and getting better and better each game.

His first game I'd yell out "Go Baby" . .. that probably did not help his intimidation factor . . . sorry honey!!!

So Jon plays soccer on The Has Beens, but refers to himself as the never was :)