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.

For the second consecutive week a member of the University of South Florida men's soccer team has been invited to join a national team from his respective country.

April Perry, who has been dominating to the tune of eight goals and an assist, was named to the WPSL Team of the Week for the second time this summer.

UCF men's soccer signee Andrew Quintana has been named to the 15-player EA Sports All-American team, recently announced by ESPN.com. The team was selected by the ESPNRISE.com staff and includes players that represented their high school teams and made the ESPNRISE.com boys soccer seasonal All-American teams.

Aline Reis may have been selected as an All-American after her freshman season in 2008, but the UCF women's soccer goalkeeper received another honor that may mean even more to the Brazilian. On Monday evening, Reis was named to the Brazil National Team's camp as it prepares for World Cup qualifying.