Soccer : Week 1

Well the weather finally turned around and the kids were able to play their first soccer games of the year. Saturday was bright and a toasty 70 degrees. Brooklyn was first to kick it off at 9:00 am. She is stuck on the same team as last year and not much has changed. They will most likely be the worst team in the league. Their coach didn't even have a practice prior to the first game and it really showed. While the other team was running around trying to score most of the girls on Brooklyn's team had no idea what to do. They were just standing around watching the other girls score. I think they were scored on 3 times in the first couple of minutes. I don't know how the other parents feel but I can't stand to watch those games. I get so frustrated and can't bear it. Brooklyn seems to just be happy running around and talking with her friends. I really hope that we can get her off this team for next season.


Take a look at that left foot.


Brooklyn doing what she seems to do best, play defense. When she decides to go after the ball she does a great job at kicking the ball out of her zone. The issue is that she likes to stand around a look a lot.


Brooklyn in action going after the ball. She did beat the other girl to this ball and kicked it out of bounds.

Maddux's team returns just about everyone from a team that only had 1 loss last year and they picked up where they left off last year. It is funny because they don't really keep score but Maddux is sure to let the ref know that his team is winning. He won 8-3 and scored one goal during the game. His one goal, however, was very impressive and he kick a laser with his left foot past all the other kids. I have never seen him kick a ball as hard as he did and it was with his left foot. I may be biased but I think he is one of the better kids out there. He is by far and away one of the quickest. I feel bad for some of the other kids sometimes because they are running down the field with the ball trying to score with all the parents yelling and then Maddux catches them from behind and takes the ball away. I really feel bad when he does it to the girls but he just has the competitiveness already and goes after the ball. We have so much fun going out and watching them play and they are having a blast.


I am not sure what type of defense this is but this is what they would do when the other team was kicking off. I guess they were just conserving their energy.


Nolan can't wait until he can get out there and play.


Maddux with his "Super Kick." He perfected it last year to the point where he would kick the ball as hard as he could and then would beat everyone down the field and score a goal.


Nolan chugging down a Gatorade or a "alergade" as he calls it.


Maddux right before the start of the game. It is funny because not only do him and Brooklyn have the same team color but they also have the same jersey number, 16, and did not pick those on purpose.


Maddux with the throw-in. Look at that form and the finish.

We finished the day with Maddux having baseball practice really for the first time. He has the throwing and hitting down and just needs to work on his catching. I guess I forgot about that when teaching him how to hit. He is the youngest on the team and in the league but since I am coaching they let me take him. He will do just fine and has already shown that he is a better hitter than most. We have one boy who is 8 that hits a little better than him but that is it. I am glad that I am able to coach his team and look forward to watching him progress thru the year. We just hope that the weather stays nice so we can get out and work on his catching skills.