Prologue: On day one of Jude’s transition to Revolution in July of 2023, Coach Kirk told me he will get Jude to a point where he doesn’t...

I once attended a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament in which my kids' professor was competing. He was a multi-degree black belt and handily...

One of my favorite passages of fiction is from The Fellowship of the Ring, as Frodo Baggins is wrestling with the responsibility that has...

We recently had the privilege of hosting Nicolás Mac Allister and Federico Devoto, from Club Deportivo Mac Allister, located in Santa...

The following is a write-up from a member of our club who joined when his family moved from Switzerland to Flagstaff in 2022. Boas Pantli...

One of the most surefire ways to demonstrate to parents just how corrupt American soccer can be is to talk to them about Major League...

As a young Marine Officer I served on the staff of an infantry battalion. I was the S-6 Officer, responsible for the battalion's ability...

People are often surprised to find out that my favorite coach is not a European or South American manager. In fact, he's not even a...

Go to a youth soccer tournament next weekend and watch a few games. Chances are that you will see teams with 2 or 3 star players who are...

My family and I recently watched the movie, "The Book Thief". Set in Germany in the late 1930s and early 1940s, the movie tells the story...

My son’s U11 team with Revolution lost their first game at a recent tournament. The final score was 1–0 and it hardly felt like a fair...

If you're new to soccer, you might feel a bit like Roy and Moss above: you feel like you ought to know something, but ultimately it all...

My wife and I were searching for an opportunity for my son to relearn some old skills after five years of not touching a ball. I have...

I have heard Coach Kirk, our Revolution Director, more than once, trying to convey to parents how different soccer is in other countries,...

Our son Alain is no stranger to the word “atypical.” At an early age he was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder and later ADHD/ADD...

It is the end of his first season with the Flagstaff Revolution, and as my son Parker falls asleep tonight, his thoughts will undoubtedly...

First a little background. I grew up in a small town in the Midwest. Played soccer from age 4 through college and beyond. I’ve had...

Flagstaff Unified School District reports having nearly 10,000 students across 16 public schools. Those schools offer a wide variety of...

As the parents of a relatively new soccer player on the Flagstaff Revolution team, we would like to share our experiences for other...

Johan Cruyff, the godfather of modern soccer, once said that "playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest...