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Gears... minnesota football teams never had a season to begin with this fall... leaving football players forced to find something else to do.
Two byron football players have chosen to play soccer to fill up their free time and their impact on the pitch is already being felt.xxx didn't think it would happen i thought we would have a season in the fall but it kind of sucks to be honest, you know?
Byron quarterback ?
"* drew scheuer ?
"* was among the many football players across the state who were deeply disappointed when they found out there wouldn't be a football season.
Fortunately ?*- the fall season wasn't a complete wash... giving him and teammate ?
"* brad miller *- the opportunity to try something new... soccer.
I think it's pretty fun so far.
I've gotten to learn a lot of guys on the team that i don't know that well and i've gotten a lot of freindships from this team and i actualyl do enjoy the sport a lot.
Head coach ?
*- dave bahr ?
"* says their skills from the gridiron translate nicely to the pitch.
There's speed, there's body control, there's vision ?
"* those kinds of things transfer over to a lot of different sports and they fit our game really well.
Miller says from a players perspective the two sports have some similiarities.
If one guy fails the whole team fails and soccer is kind of like that, too.
If they're out of position then the whole team fails so it's kind of like that.
For these guys... it's not about the number of goals they score or save... it's about staying in shape and helping another team succeed.
Just help them out any way i can.
I'm not expecting to play that much, i just want to be here to help everyone out... see if i can get anyone better.
And so far... they haven't disappointed.
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