January 14, 2008 - Author: Spice

Growing up Sean was on a soccer team that used to travel outside of Ireland. Most of the games they played were in Ireland but every once in a while they'd play over in England. Now doing this was a bit risky only because if he got hurt playing soccer outside of his country, their insurance would not cover it. Now this was a long time ago, but it's the same today. Say, for some reason, Tristan's team made the states and then the nationals and then for some reason had to go and play outside of the United States - he would not be covered by our insurance if he got hurt. There is a travel medical insurance you can get from MultiNational Underwriters that helps you out just for this type of thing. I was told by Tristan's coach to Check it out for the team "just in case". (And that's a BIG 'just in case'). I did find out that they offer a "Sports Rider" that you can add to your insurance. From what I found it it's very affordable and covers the player if they get injured. Personally, I think this is an awesome idea. I don't forsee us needing it in the near future, but as the kids grow older it's nice to know it's out there. Who knows, maybe one of our kids will want to study abroad over in their daddy's homeland of Ireland and if they're still into soccer then like they are now, this insurance could come in handy! I can see my little guy going to college in Galway and playing on their Rugby team. We'd definitely need it then!