Some prompts to get you started
Pickup Prompts:
- Describe your entry into the game/group.
- Describe the setting. Where? When? Who?
- What are the players wearing?
- Describe the “field”. How are the boundaries marked?
- Write about one or more interesting players.
- Any memorable plays?
- What are the rules of the game and how are they enforced?
- Are there arguments? How are they resolved?
- What are the unspoken rules?
- Can anyone play? How do you join?
- How are teams organized? How does the game start?
- How do they celebrate goals?
- What do they talk about on the sideline?
- Do players socialize after the game?
- What was unique about the game or the players there compared to other places you’ve played?
- Do you see any cultural or environmental influences on the style or structure of the game?
- Why was this experience meaningful to you?
- How is pickup different from competitive soccer?
- Any observations about soccer as a “language”?