Indoor Soccer Stars

Of course my dream is that one of my kids would love soccer and want to play soccer at a competitive level like I did growing up....but I'm realistic enough to know that it might not be the case.  Either way, we signed the 3 bigs up for indoor soccer through the YMCA.  The season runs from January to March and A/W are on the same team and B is their coach.  R is on a 1st-2nd grade team and her coach is Coach Reuben.  So far the kids are loving it and they've each won a game and lost a game.

R's team practices on Tuesdays at 6 at Hicks Elementary.  We've gotten the schedule down to where I feed the kids dinner at 5 and then we leave the house at 5:35 to get her to practice 10 minutes early.  B meets us at practice and we bring his dinner to him there.  R is a bit timid when there are a bunch of people trying to kick at the ball, but when she happens to have a chance to kick it, she doesn't shy away from it.  Goalie isn't her strength just because when it's coming at her fast, it startles her.  Her coach wants to practice her at forward and middle to see if he can get her to be a good passer.  We will see.

The boy's team practice on Wednesdays at 6 at Hearne Elementary.  We pretty much have the same schedule with dinner at 5:00, and ready to walk out the door at 5:35 except B comes home, changes, and eats his dinner in the car.  Since he's the coach, he wants to be at practice a few minutes early to talk to parents and greet the kids.  Lorenzo is his assistant coach and it's a huge help since B has usually 12 three to five year old players who require constant redirection.  The 5 year old kids aren't as needy since they are in kindergarten or pre-K, but we have a few 3 year olds that are all over the place.  Sometimes their parents have to hold their hand to keep them focused and even that doesn't help.  Coaching this team is really a 2-3 man job.  B has supportive parents and they have been very happy with him thus far. 

 All the games are on Saturdays at Youngblood Intermediate.  The boys play at either 8 or 9 and then R's team is a later game.  We've enjoyed having soccer fill up our Saturday mornings so far and we are hoping (I'm keeping my fingers crossed) that at least one of the 3 will want to continue and play spring outdoor soccer when the time comes.  For right now, they are all having a blast (which is most important) and learning some skills.  Being this is the first time for any organized team thing, I'm very proud of them.