Ted Pinker explained that Les plays wing. Her job
is to take shots on the goal. Les is a fast runner. She is
good at passing the ball, too.
Les came to the sidelines to visit with us. We shook
hands. I asked her, “Let’s say you could offer just
one tip to kids who would like to be better at soccer.
What would you tell them?”
Les said, “I think I would tell them to get good
at passing. If a team can’t pass well, it will never
get good shots on goal. You have to get so good at
passing that you do not have to think what your feet
are doing. Your feet just sort of think for themselves .”