School is out for the summer and it is time for summer fun! Children have officially finished their 180 days of rigorous learning and will be looking for things to keep them busy. Soccer has become tremendously popular in North Carolina and the serious athletes find a way to play almost year round. The above photo shows a bunch of happy, young boys playing soccer at the fields behind Spencer Love Tennis Center at Country Park.
Soccer is believed to have begun in China in the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC.* It gained popularity as a sport in the mid-nineteenth century in England. In Greensboro and in North Carolina, soccer is popular with boys and girls alike. If your children complain of being bored because school is out, toss them a soccer ball and tell them, "go dribble." Of course, a library book would be a great alternative. Regardless of what you decide to do, happy summer everyone- students and teachers alike.
(If you notice a little blur in the photo, it is because we took it through a chain link fence).
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