Fall 2009 Soccer Video

We are going to give this to Aidan's coach tomorrow as a nice gift to say Thanks. He did a wonderful job this year with the kids. We were so lucky to have him as Aidan's first soccer coach.

The team pretty much went undefeated. There might have been one close game all year. They play their final game tomorrow morning at 9am and then they have their big shin dig celebration at Skeeters for lunch at 11. Should be fun.

Time to celebrate.

Soccer Pictures from 10/17/09

Aidan's team played great on Saturday.  They also had picture day.  We have practiced on Sunday and Monday and he is getting better.  I am very sad that I'll have to miss the game on Saturday because I have to do an AVID tutor training.  But, Norma will take lots of pictures for me.  It'll be the only game I miss this season.

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Soccer Game 2

Aidan had a great time today. Norma brought snacks. The team played well.

Aidan played goalie and had a save!

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Soccer Game 1

Aidan had a great time today at his first soccer game. They won 2-1. I had an AVID tutor training today, so I had to run over from the administration building in our district to catch the game and then run right back to the training after it. That kind of stunk, but I am so glad I was able to go.

For the first game, he did great. I didn't do any coaching and I don't have any need to. But, one thing I saw that needed to happen was that the kids were just looking at each other like, "what do I do?" And to me, kids know what to do automatically, but if they don't know each other and they aren't friends yet, then they won't have fun. So I got 3 or 4 of them together and introduced each other, they did some high fives and got excited. Aidan said, "Let's do this thing!" And right after that they scored 2 quick goals and they began having some fun together. that was neat to see.

A few things I loved and a few things I hated. I loved that even though Aidan got hurt early when he had his foot stepped on and fell, he then went right back in to the game. The part that I hate is that there were so many freaking adults on the field that they kept running into the kids. Very dangerous. Aidan got pummeled by the referee and that happens, but it was sad to see other kids go down because parents can't just let the kids play.

I don't understand why they would blow a whistle and stop play, then have the kids stand around and wait for throw ins and kicks by the goalie, etc. They should swallow the whistle, get the adults off the field, and let the kids just have fun. I think practice was more entertaining for him than the game. At least snack was something he was excited about.

Definitely I'm going to buy him a goal and a ball for the back yard. Not to create the next Pele, but so that he can go out there with Mom and I and just play and have fun. That's what it's supposed to be about. When the weather breaks here next month, we'll definitely get out every afternoon. But, it's still so hot and humid that it is hard to do every day.

Looking forward to next week. Norma is excited because she gets to bring snacks. :)

See all the pictures from the game here: Aidan's First Soccer Game Pictures

Aidan's First Soccer Practice

The practice went really well. We were worried that it would be canceled because it rained really hard about 2 hours before. But, the sun came out and it was a pretty pleasant evening overall.

His soccer coach was a really nice guy. He had the kids do a few drills, but nothing too crazy or competitive. I liked that a lot. They should be having fun. Period.

First game is on Saturday at 11pm. Unfortunately I have an AVID training to attend, but I am being allowed to sneak out for an early lunch (thank goodness) and I'm going to race across town to see the game and then race back.

View all of the pictures here: Facebook Album of Fall 2009

Getting Ready for Soccer

Aidan has his very first soccer practice on Wednesday. We got him outside today to test out his shin pads and cleats. He was super excited.

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