Playing with the Big Boys

Ryan started soccer last weekend! He was so excited to finally be old enough to play! He's been sitting on the sidelines for the last two years, watching his older brother play. They have two classes that run at the same time on either side of the field, so Kyle's age group plays on the one end and Ryan's plays on the other. What? I don't get to play on Kyle's team? That's when the excitement left. After a little coaxing from Daddy, we got him out there again and he was doing great. Look at him go! He got the ball, brought it down the field, and set it up in front of the goal. Way to go Ryan!

And then....I'm not really sure what happened. It seemed like they were all standing in front of the goal for 5 minutes and forgot how to kick. It was gridlock. Unfortunately, one of the kids from the other team figured it out and started to take it back down the field which meant we had one unhappy little boy!





The poor kid tried so hard and just wanted to score a goal. He did end up scoring one later on (thank goodness). If he hadn't, I think that might have been the end of soccer. It's always fun to watch this age group. It's all about building coordination!

As for Kyle, he's having a blast with soccer as usual. He's in the 5-7 year old group this year, so they'll be building on their basic skills. I think next year, we'll put him on a rec team if he still wants to play.