To say we had a great soccer season would be a huge understatement. It was phenomenal. We have tried other activities in the past that have all been hit or miss. Scott really wanted something more competitive ("I want to be on a real team and verse another team."). Sometimes he can be a little timid and a lot of the time he really doesn't like attention. He can also be unsure when the expectations of him aren't crystal clear. All this made me a bit nervous about committing to a team for a whole "season".
Thankfully we had some amazing coaches who really helped each of the boys shine. Scott took direction well and learned so much from each of them. He nearly burst with pride when they pointed out to his teammates how good his throw ins were and he was frequently chosen for this job. He learned to be more aggressive when needed and really started to hustle in games instead of run at the back of the pack.
Most importantly he looked forward to soccer each week and had so much fun! Although its nice to have our Saturdays back, I'm a little sad that its over.
After the second to last game (the last was the weekend before Thanksgiving and everyone was headed out of town) we had a little soccer party at a local pizza place. The boys got to play and hang out and eat pizza and then the coaches gave them each a trophy and said something nice about each of them.
The coaches said Scott was our most improved player and they appreciated his inquisitiveness and willingness to learn. He accepted his trophy proudly in front of all his friends and their parents (kind of a big deal for him to have that many people looking at him). It will go down as one of those proud parenting moments - there is nothing like seeing your kid proud of themselves!!!
Such a proud guy:
Here's to many more adventures in sports!
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