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By LOU HATTER
Rappahannock News Staff W liter
“Fabulous," and "amazing" are the words Vinnie Carney uses to describe the response to the youth soccer league she started this fall. "The response has been great. . .the kids came out of the woodwork!"
Talking with this ebullient woman, who appears barely constrained from leaping into action at any moment, it's easy to see how her enthusiasm for the soccer league is contagious.
In a county of 6.000 people, getting more than a handful together at any one time is a trick. Getting 130 kids, their parents, coaches and officials together several afternoons a week, plus games on Saturday mornings, is a real feat. But Mrs. Carney has managed it.
Her first exposure to youth soccer was while she lived in Fairfax County, where her three sons played. After they moved here. "Everyone I talked to said that we need a soccer league. So finally, I did it." the league commissioner said.
“It’s a great sport for kids." she said. “Any kid can play. If the child can run, they can piay soccer." The local response proves her point. At any practice can be found beys, girls, newcomers and lifetime county residents; thrive small ot stature and some bigger. They all have one thing in common — they are learning to play soccer.
The league is divided into four age groups so that the boys and girls play against opponents of nearly equal age. size and skill levels. For the youngest children, Mrs. Carney said, the concentration is on soccer fundamentals — “ball sense." she called it. As the kids get older, there’s more concentration on teamwork and play making.
But for many of these children, this is the first exposure to soccer
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