"They Hopped the Fence to Play": What a Pickup Soccer Game Teaches Leaders About Trust

Rank Doesn't Lead · Oct 25, 2026 · 3m

Two Suffolk County (N.Y.) police officers pulled up to a night pickup soccer game, and the teens figured they were about to be sent home. Instead, the officers hopped the fence and joined the game, and the video passed eighteen million views. Keith Clicque looks at why people brace for what they expect from us, why presence isn't the same as approachability, and why what gets recognized gets repeated.Read the companion article: https://rollcallleadership.com/articles/suffolk-soccer-hopped-the-fence/