u/time-of-nick

I'm a first time watcher, and just finished season 1.

The acting, drama and build up is fantastic.

The ending and reveal, not so much.

The whole show can be summarized by a brilliant look into a community torn apart by the horrific murder of a boy. Detectives have no leads. Murderer confesses.

It really cheapened the whole show that no mystery was solved. It really depended on the confession.

A far better ending would've been had it gone unsolved, but they still show everything that happened so the viewer knows.

Maybe I missed something - maybe there were clues throughout, and these clues needed a final piece to tie them all together - a true murder mystery. Instead, it's some lazy writing of person feels bad and confesses.

In fact, the way it ended they could've picked anyone in town to be the murderer and none of the 7/8 episodes in the series would need to be different, or shot differently. They just pick a random person and shoot a different episode 8.

So our basement flooded last night. Not too bad and drained quickly after the rain stopped. But we have quite a few items ranging from small to large (queen size mattress, box spring) that's damaged and we want to throw away.

Can we leave it all curb side for trash day? How long ahead of time can we do that?

Hey all.

I want to know from you all, what are the little things that separates Club practices from rec team practices?

I'm looking to improve as a rec coach (going to 9v9 u11 boys in the fall), and currently have kids that keep signing up with me and enjoy it (100% return rate), and we are competitive. But I want to keep improving so I thought I'd ask specifically what club kids get that rec kids don't - and even more honed in, specifically what do they get at practices.

Club kids play more games and soccer in general. Their competition within practices and games is better because of a certain amount of selection bias happening. Also, I'm not an expert at all, so the level of coaching is better.

But I suppose that is what I'm getting at: what makes the coaching better, what makes club sessions better, what habits/ceremonies make game day better? What kind of games/practice activities have highest return, etc.

Many of the parks are designed with space for tennis courts, pickleball, basketball, etc. But not a lot of dedicated spaces exist to play small sided games of soccer.

And we're not allowed to use any lined soccer fields without renting them first.

Are there any places for pickup soccer to happen regularly? Like a park where folks meet up with good vibes and a ball?

Hey Naperville parents and teachers. Are we concerned at all about the amount of technology used in classrooms from an early age?

Gen Z may be the first generation in a while that annoyed lower than preceding generations on several cognitive tests and developmental milestones, and it largely correlates to the introduction of tech into classrooms.

I know correlation doesn't equal causation, but I find it interesting that the silicon valley execs send their kids to tech free schools, while milking school districts across the country for millions.

Just wondering what other parents and teachers thoughts on this issue are

So I wonder if anyone wants to admit to any takes they had this season that turned out to be horribly wrong?

Mine: in January I was convinced that Bournemouth would be in the relegation fight, and have a good chance of finishing in that 18th spot.

I want to give a shout out to the Parks Department for setting up this league, and highly recommend this to any parents who want to keep their rec team together - maybe get some additional coaching, but do not want to pay the exorbitant club and travel fees with huge single sport commitments needed.

We've been in the league for about 4 season now and won a couple, drew once or twice a season but mostly lose (about 5/8 games). And the mostly lose is a good thing (sort of). It means our kids are playing against pretty high quality opponents, and getting the kind of competitiveness that is good for them.

The best is to see how our kids are growing and getting better between the first and last week of the season. The fact that we can get twice a week practice in, instead of the once with the park district league is also a huge bonus.

Some of the teams also have quite a few club players so you are playing against kids that sometimes train year round. It's a great competitive league and the kids enjoy it

There is also a pretty long waiting list for individuals who want to sign on to a team. So if anyone is looking to start a team from scratch, you can easily build one.

A lot of people complain about the cost of soccer and travel teams (before you even get to traveling and tournament costs, and then have to stay at certain hotels so clubs can get kickbacks): the Naperville Premier League is an answer to that.