... our 8-year old soccer player loves it, even though we use it on the sidelines.  I worried that the white would allow sun to filter through but it provides more than enough shade.  It's a little more rounded/curved than it appears to be in the picture, big enough so that two adults or three little girls could "scrunch" under it.  Other envious parents told my wife (who really bought it) she got the soccer parent of the season award.  The umbrella loses a star because the "lift up latch" (or whatever it's called) seems a little weak and I'm not sure how long it's going to last, plus it doesn't seem to have a stopguard so if you push it up too hard it goes all the way to the top and the umbrella inverts.  Luckily, you can easily bring it back, but it's rather embarrassing and I'm not sure how many times it will do that without breaking.