We are getting back into the swing of things now that summer is over and school is in. To keep things exciting we signed Emily and Colby up for soccer. They have really liked going to practices and games. Emily is getting better and not as passive as she was last season. Colby just likes kicking and chasing the ball around. This year we signed up with the KICKS soccer league.
Emily had a blast participating in all of the different drills and groups but Colby was a little intimidated by all of the people and wouldn't leave our side. Russell took him up on the football field and kicked the ball around with him while Emily was doing the clinics.
Finally it was time for our first games! Here is Colby. He is #3 on the Red Knights.
He has fun playing and likes his teammates and coach. He is not very aggressive either and is perfectly content just running after the ball or watching the other boys kick the ball. He will kick the ball when there is no one else around but once the kids swarm the ball he is out of there. He does like to doing the kick offs or corner kicks and can kick pretty far.
His little games are funny to watch. The kids are only 3 so they lose interest pretty fast so usually there are only 3 quarters or else the 4th quarter is much shorter than the other three. By that time, the kids are done and just want their post game treats. His coach, Chris, is a good sport and pretty patient with these seven 3-year-old boys!
Here is Emily. She is #6 on the Purple Princess Posies. (They couldn't decide between princesses or posies so the coach just combine them!)
Emily also has fun with her teammates and has made new friends with all of them. They are a really good team and have some really good players. Emily is getting better and does really well in the practices. She also tries really hard in the games too. She is not as aggressive or fast as some of the other girls so she doesn't get the ball often but when she does, she kicks the ball so far. She is even trying to get in there and kick the ball away from the other team too. She has even done it a few times. She likes playing and has fun at every games and practice.
Here is her team of seven 5 and 6-year-olds. Ashlynn, Emily, Millie, Emmy, Peyton, Rachael, and Eleanor. Her coach, Jon, is really good and is teaching these girls some good drills and soccer skills.
We are having fun going to soccer games every Saturday and practices every Monday and Thursday. I am an official soccer mom!
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