What's In A Name?

My youngest daughter is a soccer player. Her team is coached by her dad and is comprised of pretty much the same set of players for the last six seasons. Since Coach Dad is a fairly laid back guy, he doesn't really care what name the girls choose to have printed on the backs of their team shirts. Just as long as they have something printed above their number.

For some reason, this year became the Year of the Nickname. Almost all twelve girls on the soccer team have decided to put a nickname on the back of their team shirt in lieu of their first or last name.

In my opinion, your nickname on a sports team of any kind should be intimidating. The nickname on the back of a team shirt should cause the opposing team to sit up and take notice. Put them on edge. Rethink their strategy. Cause them to worry or even doubt themselves. Shake their confidence a bit.

Mess with their heads.

Nicknames like Serial Killer or Psychotic Lunatic might be a bit over the top for an Under 10 girls soccer team, but I think Tormentor or Bulldozer are appropriate.

Maybe Bloodthirsty.

Merciless.

I could get on board with Flesh Eater.

Or Ferocious.

I like Biter.

Yeah, I like Biter a lot.

Undertaker.

Perhaps Leg Breaker.

Demonic.

Medieval.

Even Crazy Legs is good.

At the very least, Impolite.

Or Colors Outside The Lines.

You know, real intimidating stuff. Stuff that messes with the minds of the opposing teams. Psychological warfare and all.

I think the name on the back of a team shirt sets the tone for the games.

My soccer player totally has this figured out. She knew exactly what nickname to put on the back of her shirt to make sure all the other players both feared and respected her …

… Smiley.

She's Smiley because the print shop couldn't do her first choice of :D.

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