Friday HuffPost Edition – Ten things I've learned from the Canadian Men's Soccer Team

1. I’m not a huge fan of overt patriotism most of the time (although I did well up with pride when I was in Ottawa for Canada Day last year and a local band was playing “Hasn’t Hit Me Yet“). It’s OK in the spirit of friendly competition, though. It’s great when it involves a small contingent of boisterous St. Lucian fans in a stadium full of Team Canada supporters.

2. “Pass! Pass! The guy is RIGHT THERE!! NO WHAT ARE YOU THINKING HE’S…AHHHH COME ON!”

3. People think soccer (or “football” if you are European or smug) is boring if they aren’t used to watching it.

Read the rest of this week’s post here.

About Josh Bowman

Josh Bowman is a professional fundraiser, story-teller, comedian, and blogger. He has worked and consulted in Vancouver, New York, and now Toronto for almost a decade. Josh improvises around Toronto, including regular shows with Opening Night Theatre, and also blogs for the Huffington Post. You can email Josh or follow him on Twitter. If you want to submit a guestpost or know more about Josh, check this post and this post out first.

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