Mon Dec 14 2020 | Matt DaSilva | Fuel PHOTO BY MASON PERRICONE This article appears in the December edition of US Lacrosse Magazine, available exclusively to US Lacrosse members. Join or renew today! Thank you for your support. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A dad insists he has too much happening in his life to take on another commitment and politely declines the overture to coach — only to get roped in anyway for what turns out to be one of the most rewarding experiences of his sports life. That’s me, the masked middle-age man running around the soccer field with 7-year-olds giddy like it’s his first time playing under the lights. I’m only an assistant coach, but it’s a travel team, which means there are no dandelion-pickers.