Cooperstown and the Baseball Hall of Fame is only 30 minutes away, but the kids had the most fun at the Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta. (I'm still working on how to say that name. No quizzes, please.)
Instead of rows of displays, the Hall is interactive and kid-oriented. There is a goal-kicking game, when Kelly nearly beat Dad. There was a miniature soccer field where even Emma and Gillian joined in a game with some boys and their Dad.
Then there were skills challenges like testing the speed of your goal-kick, with a radar gun that displays your time. Or you can dribble the ball past life-sized dummies of famous soccer players.
At the end of the visit, Mom was picking out a sweatshirt to buy (the weather is cool and wet here and all of us packed like we were from California) when a gentleman struck up a conversation.
Turns out he is the president of the hall and a retired soccer player, from a soccer-family dynasty, too, it sounds. He and his father are the only father-son combination in the hall. We had a great time talking to him and he told Kelly all sorts of stories. It was a blast.
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Hey. Laura just can't get enough of Redding (wasn't she the one that really wanted to leave...), and she is back in RDD for a couple days finishing up a project. We got Sammy a present at saturday market; Laura is going to drop it in your mailbox. So, the black dog collar with martini glasses on it is from all of us in PDX who miss Sammy. Have fun on the rest of your trip!
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