The reason behind the drive Maia Chin, Reporter During the weekend of April the 11th, the semi finals and finals of the annual soccer Association Cup were held in Redding. The under 19 local girls’ team, the Missfits Renegades, battled through several consecutive weekends of difficult matches to progress to the finals. There, despite the stormy skies and large crowds, they won 2-0 against the Petaluma United Red Devils. For sports teams such as the Renegades, the intense training sessions and tournaments can take not only copious amounts of time and energy, but also drain money and social opportunities from the players and their families. What is it that drives teens such as the aforementioned athletes to give up so much of their free time to spend it playing sports.

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