August is usually an exciting time for Arizona soccer, but head coach Tony Amato is still coming to grips with a new reality.
“Originally before COVID ever existed, we would have played at Long Beach State last night, first game of the year,” he said Friday in a reminiscent tone. “So yeah, it’s a little different.
“I have some friends across the country that coach in other conferences who still have their players out on the field preparing for a game. That sounds a lot better than where we’re at.”
That is, a long way from game day.