Meet “Kylian Cruyff” – A Quick Intro
As we shared in our previous post, the socKCer Team is building this site for you – and with you. For now, much of the blogging will likely come from me, “Kylian Cruyff,” so I figured I’d start with a quick (and admittedly vague) bio.
My KC Soccer Roots
I grew up playing here in Kansas City back in the 80s and 90s (which feels like forever ago at this point!). At the time, there weren’t dozens of clubs with multiple levels of teams like there are now. Instead, there were maybe five top clubs in the whole city – and each had just one team. That was the landscape.
I wasn’t anything special as a player, but I was lucky to be around some pretty talented teammates and coaches at both club and high school levels.
Like many kids from that era, I loved going to Kansas City Comets games. (Side note: I selfishly hope they move to the new BluHawk arena in Overland Park – but that’s the last I’ll say about it 😊).
My parents also had season tickets for the very first season of the Kansas City Wiz. These days, I’ve got Sporting KC tickets with my own family, and next month I’ll be going to my first KC Current game. (Shameful that it’s my first, I know – but hopefully the first of many.)
Family & The Game
My wife and I have two great kids: a daughter in high school and a son in middle school. Sports are fun, but of course they’re about the least important part of who they are.
- My daughter played soccer for a while (and I even tried my hand at coaching) but she’s happier on the volleyball court.
- My son is still playing soccer. When he was younger, and I was sitting out at the field to give him a ride home after an early training one summer day, I felt a sense of contentment. I’ve found myself asking him if he wanted to go watch games he wasn’t even involved in.
I promise – I’m not a crazy soccer parent! I just genuinely love being at the field and watching the game 😊
Why socKCer.com
Over the years, I’ve seen teammates and friends go on to succeed in the game, many still involved as coaches. That inspired me to try and give something back to the Kansas City soccer community.
Three years (and a lot of procrastination) later, here it finally goes . . . an uninvited guest to the KC soccer party. Hopefully this isn’t the only blog post I write! 😊
I’ll hit up some past and current connections for help. My plan is to:
- Blog about the Kansas City soccer story – past, present, and future
- Hopefully make a difference by putting something positive into the world; maybe brighten someone’s day with recognition (speaking of, if you have someone in mind who deserves some love, please let us know!).
Stay Connected
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- Share socKCer.com with your Kansas City soccer people 😊
Now to think of something interesting (or helpful?) for my first real post…
– KC