VIDEO: Girls And Referee Suddenly Stop During Soccer Game As Everyone Hears Unmistakable Noice

Apr 25, 2019 by apost team

As a society, we often hear complains that today’s younger generations aren’t as patriotic and respectful as those before them. At a soccer park in Montana, however, a group of teenage girls recently led the way in a very powerful show of respect and patriotism that was captured on video.

It was a Tuesday afternoon, and the Great Falls High soccer team was hosting CM Russell in a Class AA playoff game at the Siebel Soccer Park. The score was 1-0 when a sound very familiar to the girls rang out, and it stopped everyone in their tracks.

Siebel Soccer Park just happens to be across the street from Malmstrom Air Force Base. At 4:30 p.m. each and every day, military personnel lower the U.S. flag as the anthem plays over the facility’s loudspeakers.

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As the soccer teams heard the anthem, they stopped their play and stood at attention to pay respect to their military. The spectators soon followed the lead of the soccer teams. The head referee even stopped the play clock for a minute.

Someone in the audience captured it all on video and posted it on social media. It didn’t take long for the video to go viral.

The spectator’s, including many parents, surprise and awe captured on video is simply priceless. Kids do the craziest things, and their antics often get them into trouble. In this case, though, there was very inspirational reasoning behind what seemed to be teen craziness.

Thanks to coach Willie Pyette, the daily show of respect for the anthem has become a tradition for the soccer team.

Normally, teams are only practicing at the Siebel Soccer Park, not in the middle of a game. Still, each day, the CMR girl’s soccer team pauses whatever they happen to be doing in order to face east, place their hands over their hearts, and pay respect when they hear the anthem begin.

Coach Pyette says the tradition will continue for as long as his team’s games and practices are at Siebel Soccer Park. Pyette did want it to be clear, though, that the tradition has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with respect.

Watch the moment the team stopped playing:

It’s fantastic to see youth showing respect for things bigger than themselves, right? Tell us what you thought about the video and this tradition in the comment section. Don’t forget to pass this along to other athletes, coaches, friends, and teams.