In May of 2023, my friends and I hosted a game of barefoot soccer in the park for one of our friends’ birthdays. A kind group of strangers asked to join in, and that was the moment that Soccer Monday was born. Since then, every Monday we all gather at the park for a game of pick-up soccer and get to catch up on each others lives will also releasing some steam from the week prior. Here is a small look into our favorite weekly tradition.