Real life from the sideline

Honest writing about travel sports family life: the logistics, the money, the mental load, and the moments that make it worth it.

Tara Counterman with her two daughters in their soccer uniforms at a tournament

Founder Notes

I Spent 4 Years Looking for the App That Should've Existed. So I Built It.

A travel sports mom of two soccer players spent years searching for one app to manage the chaos. It didn't exist. So she's building SeasonKeeper.

9 min read
A youth soccer field under dark storm clouds at the end of a tournament day, a couple of kids still out on the grass among portable goals and cones

The Real Cost

The Real Cost of Travel Sports Isn't What You Think (And Why We Still Do It)

Travel sports runs $2,000 to $20,000 a year, but the cost that breaks parents is the mental load. The reframe, the research, and what actually helps.

11 min read