Well today was week 2 of soccer for the kids. It was also the first week we have to deal with both Brooklyn and Maddux playing at the same time but at different fields. Brooklyn played at 10:00 and Maddux at 11:30. We took Brooklyn to her game and were able to watch the first 10 minutes then Maddux, Nolan and I headed to Maddux's game. Brooklyn is getting better but still doesn't understand how to play the game or the objective of it. She will run around the field and if the ball gets close to her she might kick it if she feels like it. She really isn't sure what to do unless you tell her. I am bad because I am always telling the kids to go get the ball. Maddux is a lot better at taking the ball from the other kids and going in and getting it. Brooklyn is not on a very good team so that doesn't make it any easier. They have played two games and have not scored a goal yet. They lost today 2 - 0.
Maddux on the other hand is all about getting out there and taking the ball away from anyone. Sometimes he has to be reminded to not take it from his own players. He scored 2 more goals today and his team won again. They are 2 - 0 this season even though they don't keep score. It is funny because Maddux will keep score during the game and keeps his coach up to date on who is winning. He had one goal where he got the ball at the other end of the field, gave the ball a great big kick and then smoked everyone to the other end of the field and scored without anyone being close to him. He also had 2 times where the other team had a wide open field and right before they got to the goal Maddux came in the stole the ball from the other team. It is amazing to see how much faster he is than the other kids on the field. He is going to be our athlete. He had 3 other chances to score goals today but kicked the ball too hard right in front of the net and missed the goal.
He did have a little situation toady involving one of the kids from the other team. This team had a boy who was 5 who liked to grab the other teams jersey and hold on to it. He did it to one of the boys on Maddux's team and eventually let go after about 10 seconds of pulling the kid around. Then the next time down the field he tried to do the same thing to Maddux. To Maddux's credit he did give the boy a chance to let go but he wouldn't. Maddux then swung his arms and body around the body slammed the kid to the ground. He then just walked away and left the kid on the grass. The funny thing was that the kids parents came and pulled him off the field and he didn't play too much during the rest of the game. It was nothing vicious but just letting him know that Maddux wasn't going to put up with that.
This last picture is of three helicopters that flew over the field during the game and were quite low. It was kind of funny because there were probably 10 - 12 different games going on at the time and I think all the kids playing all stopped while they went over and nobody knew what to do. They were trying to tell the kids to keep playing but I don't think they could hear the coaches or refs over the noise. The kids seem to be loving soccer and they only have 2 more games that are at the same time so hopefully I will get to see them both play every weekend. I am still trying to figure out how to put the video I have on here but haven't had any luck. If anyone knows how I transfer it from the video camera to the blog please let me know.
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