Are there really soccer moms?

Soccer isn't all that big around here until high shool...and by then the "kids" are pretty much doing it on their own. There is a soccer league (outside of school)for younger kids but it is REALLY expensive! I don't know any soccer moms...we have little league moms (called NEBall because it's not the officila Little League) and Boy Scout/Girl Scout moms. And for 1 month there are elementary girls basketball moms. And another month of elementary boys wrestling moms/dads.

I used to be a soccer mom and probably will be again soon. My older kids played and one year I had three playing at once, talk about Busy. Now my 5 year old is very interested and wants to play.:)

While I guess you could say I am a soccer Mom. Both my sons who are six and eight have been playing soccer since they were five. Just this week alone I will spend four nights at practice and two games on Saturday.

Hi there. Well speaking as a non-American of course, I would say every single Mum of boys is a football Mum here in the UK. Sorry - I can't ever get used to calling football "soccer" - it just seems wrong to me, when all the rest of the world call it football outside of the States! Football is our national game here in Britian, - and also in the whole of Europe and South America. Kids play football in their back garden, in the street, in the school playground - usually from as soon as they can toddle at 18 months or 2 years. Every school has at least one Team - also every larger office or factory has a works' team, and most Pubs, Clubs, Churches etc have their own teams that play in local leagues on a Saturday or Sunday, as well as the professional teams. It is our national "obsession" - the World Cup every 4 years causes more absenteeism from work as people take annual leave or simply phone in sick (LOL!) to watch it, and all shops are virtually deserted for our annual Cup Final each year in May. So certainly here - every woman is either a football widow or Mum! Or probably both! Btw - when I saw the American football team in the World Cup recently, I thought they were a pretty good team, but I felt so sorry for them, because they tried their little hearts out bless them, and no one in the States seemed to be interested. It's such a shame because it's a much nicer, healthier gae than your Maerican football with all their ghastly body armour and violence - ugh!!! Give me real football every time:-))

Well, I don't think I'm a myth. LOL I sure don't feel like one! My oldest plays soccer for her middle school and was "drafted" to tryout for the Mexican Girls Soccer League this upcoming spring. (She was proud considering we're not even Mexican!)I coach two teams for AYSO and serve on the board. I drive a minivan and always have a bag with soccer gear in the back. I work a full time and a part time job and still manage to keep a clean house and have meals on the table, all while shuttling my kids to practices and games. I think we should be watching more soccer in this country. It's an incredible sport. Here's why I do it. First, it's great to watch these kids develop and see the pride and accomplishment on their faces. And second, there is nothing better to relax than a beautiful day outside on the soccer fields with other parents. I sat at my oldests playoff game last Thursday night, eating an apple, enjoying the fall scenery and I have to admit I thought to myself "It doesn't get any better than this."

Hi morgandrake, Soccer is very big in our country (Canada), and I think one of the reasons behind this, is because it's also big in the UK, and we have strong connections to them. My nephew (now 17) has played on a community soccer team for many years, and still does. He loves it, and his dad (my brother-in-law), is the coach, so he's definitely a soccer dad. They're very competitive, and have won many trophies and medals, over the years.

Soccer is very popular here, and there are a ton of Moms driving their kids to and from the games, so, yes, they exist here.

I'm not a soccer mom, but I am a football mom lol. My 10 year old son has practice several times a week and a game on the weekends. It seems like everything revolves around football lol. I don't know of any soccer moms though lol..

Currently I don't know any, but thats because my oldest is just starting school. Our school does have a soccer team. My friends mom was a soccer mom. her and her brother and sister all played soccer. their mom had a minivan and she drove them all back and forth to practices and games.

I laughed really hard when I read this! My son played 3 seasons of soccer and decided he hated it. This year we're trying baseball, football and art lessons. While I did have my son in soccer because it was something he wanted to try, I wasn't a 'soccer mom'. I've seen them and met them though, and they always have the big tent and all the tailgating supplies out on the field. It's a real lifestyle. Especially where I used to live. The city I live in now doesn't really even have kids soccer, it's all baseball and football. I think a lot of really intelligent, energetic women decide to be stay at home moms, and they really need something to keep them occupied and so they become CEOs of their kids lives. Instead of staying at home making casseroles, they're putting in 100 hour weeks at their kids schools, extracurricular activities and playgroups. They're just not getting paid.