Soccer has been largely misunderstood by greater American culture since the games adaptation to US soil in the late 1800's. Follow the author on his journey as an American soccer player-- from the youth fields and club teams of his childhood to a roster spot on a nationally ranked NCAA Men's team. Along the way we find not everything is as it seems from the outside looking in. Similarly, the author's perception of his own soccer playing is explored by way of narrative flow intermixed with sporadic and more blanketed statements surrounding the current state of soccer in America as per recent changes in the youth system and even NCAA rules. Each opinion is supported anecdotally, and the story follows a linear arc. Impacts of more subtle events in the author's career are expounded upon and their impacts explored. The author also delivers his own insights into what it takes to reach the college level and how to excel as an athlete, despite the confusing world of American soccer as we know it. If you think you know about American soccer you might learn something new from someone who has lived it. As the World Cup looms each four years and along with the steady rise of soccer in America since the debut of the MLS in 1996, anyone with a minor interest in soccer along with seasoned veterans with a passion for the game will enjoy this biographical soccer memoir and think-piece. The author's career spans and goes beyond the decade from 1996 until 2006. With the books culmination in the author's own NCAA soccer match appearances and an international trip to play outside of USA soil, along with plenty of summarizations of club and competitive soccer training atmospheres in and out of the locker room, anyone with an interest in learning what college soccer, and American soccer, is all about will be sure to dive in and uncover the author's personal truths. Get a feel for what soccer is all about through the eyes, ears and mind of the author in this fast-paced biography. You won't regret it.