You hear shouting at a referee as the figure starts motioning toward the field. The next thing you know, the figure has picked up the chair he was sitting in and hurled it across the field. Is that figure an irate basketball coach up in Bloomington...or a soccer parent on the sideline?

When we think about what makes people friends with each other, a number of things come to mind. For example, our friends like us and enjoy spending time with us, as we enjoy them. And what is it we mostly do when we are together with our friends? Mostly we talk and listen to each other. Conversations are the glue between people, the essential element in a strong relationship. Relationships wither without communication, and the very best form of communication is the conversation. Many parents fall into the trap of thinking that it is their job to talk and their child's to listen. Actually that's only half-right. It is also our job to listen and the child's job to talk. It's a wonderful thing when a parent and child can really talk to and hear each other.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Redshirt freshman Catherine Wearn (Greensboro, N.C.) was named Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime against Belmont on Sunday.

JACKSONVILLE, Ala.- Middle Tennessee held a 1-0 advantage into the second half but could not hold on as they opened the 2008 season with an away draw against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in stormy conditions at JSU Soccer Field on Saturday night.

The Bisons soccer program will give high school teams a chance to get a head start on preparation for the 2008 season with the Tennessee Preseason Challenge.

Junior goalkeeper Katie Shelton has been named the Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Year, the first individual conference award won by a Lady Bisons soccer player.