Well it's almost the end of Soccer season for the fall! The girls have been doing outstanding for their first year. The rest of the team also has been doing very well. So far, I think we've only actually lost one game(if we were keeping score,lol) and we've either blown teams out to win, or won by at least two points. Not bad for a bunch of 4 and 5 year olds huh?! If you've been watching my Facebook page, you've been able to see some pictures from some of this years games, as well as the girls pictures for the team. All of my girls have been doing well, Faith has been doing exceptionally well. I've said from the beginning that I thought she would be a natural for this sport, and so far, she's done nothing to prove me right on that. She has great ball control for her age and is not afraid to get right in there with the boys and hold her own ground. She can take a tumble with the best of them out there and just gets right back up to do it again! She's a tough kid!
For instance, last night at practice, we held a scrimmage game. Same as we always do at each practice. Faith had gotten tangled up with another kid and fell to the ground. In the process, she had gotten kicked in the face accidentally. Sure, she cried a little and sat out a few plays. I wouldn't have blamed her if she had sat out the rest of practice with a blow like that! But she got right back into the game and played just as hard as she normally would! Yup, she's one tough little cookie! The one who I thought would be just as tough, has turned out to be one of the biggest girlie girls ever out there... Charity!!! OMG! That kid can't take a hit to save her life out there. But she sure can at home! Let one of her sisters do that to her at home, and she's all up in their face! Out on the soccer field it's a different story. She falls to the ground and cries and wants me to yell at the little kid that either elbowed her or knocked her down! I keep telling her it's all part of the game and she needs to get back up and just get out there and play, but she continues to cry and wants me to carry her off the field. Obviously her feelings are hurt more than anything, so I do carry her off to the sideline where Mom is sitting with some snacks (healthy of coarse!) and some cold Gatoraide. That seems to make it all better and she's ready for the next go 'round! Hope, well... she doesn't really do a lot at practice. Heck, most of the time she is barely paying attention! Or so we think! But you get her in a game situation on Saturday and she's a totally different kid! Her head is in the game and she's a lot more focused on what she needs to do! It's amazing!
So we have a few more games left to the season. I think Faith will be a return player next year for sure. She loves the game and is always eager to play. I'm not so sure of the other two girls though. Hope might return because Faith will. Charity, well... I just don't think she's that into it to want to come back another season. I guess we'll have to wait and see! Till next time!
