Hey everyone, I'm here in Tulsa for a Chastain Soccer Academy Camp and could not be happier with how things are going so far!

Tulsa is great - like most soccer communities, it's getting bigger. The training center we are using has like 30 fields and kids of all ages and all sizes are playing the game here. I know I never grew up with anything like this we just played at the local park.

I'm glad to be joined by my brother, Chad, who has been doing all of the hard work behind the scenes to get the camps going. My older son, Cameron, actually helped train some of the kids in Reno and Carson where we'll be next week. He's a junior in college and now actually helps my husband coach the women's team at Santa Clara University. He plays for fun on his own but also helps out on the collegiate level.

Our other son Jaden is turning two next week. He's back at home, but will be with me next week in California. Chad and our grandparents live there so it gives Jaden some time to spend with his great grandparents, which is one of the reasons why we go there.

I look back at my own camp experiences and think that's another reason why I love doing this. I had such a great time back then, although it was much different than what camp is today because there was no girls-only soccer 30 years ago. I think I went to camp with 250 or 300 boys and maybe five girls. So it's a lot different even though I loved it. I loved the instruction, the competition and just trying to impress my coaches.

Believe it or not, I still keep in touch with people from back then and was actually just talking to a coach from a camp who I am friends with now. We were actually laughing over a few emails about how I remember specifically one play that happened at an indoor game when he was trying to ref two games at one time. I scored a goal and he disallowed it and we've been fighting ever since for 20 something years. Then I finally apologized for being a brat and he said "well I told you that you were a baby."

So that's why I love these camps not only can you be a better player, but you can make friendships that last your whole life!