Last fall, Cole wanted to play soccer. Last fall, Cole broke his collarbone. So Cole had to wait patiently until this summer to fulfill his desire because the spring season in Minnesota is always variable; some years, it has arrived in mid-April, last year it barely showed itself until late-May. This year of course, it sprung in late March! So you can see why I was hesitant to sign him up until I knew the temperatures would be conducive for me to be sitting on the sidelines.
Cole began soccer and T-ball the same week earlier this month. With soccer on Monday nights, swim lessons on Tuesdays, T-ball on Wednesdays and soccer practice on Thursdays, it has been GO GOO GOOO! I worried it would be too much. However, much like me, Cole likes to be doing something, anything...he does love some down time which he gets every afternoon after school when he can veg out for two hours but then he gets all revved up and excited to have an activity.
He has LOVED playing soccer. It has been a blast observing him have a grand old time as he interacts with the other Lightning Bolt players! As a parent, watching a bunch of 5 and 6 years old on the field is straight out of a comedy sketch. Some kids are kicking the ball toward the wrong net, numerous times they all converge on the ball and are kicking wildly with the ball going nowhere, other times instead of passing the ball to their team mates, they steal it away from them. The amount of "almost goals" is a statistic all its own, LOL.
Coach Mike rocks. To coach this age group takes an inordinate amount of energy and patience. To get seven of them to focus on the game and control the ball the best they can, all the while trying to advance their skills takes a special person.
To emphasis sportsmanship and a team mentality while balancing the desire to have fun and get them to each score a few goals is the ultimate outcome. Cole has been a bit hesitant on the field, holding back from getting into the middle of things but once he gets the ball, he heads down the field with a fair amount of finesse and he has scored a few times. The smile on his face says it all.
Eight weeks is the length of the season which isn't that long especially with summer flying by so quickly already. He has been asking about playing again in the fall. We shall see if his interest holds but I'm all for him playing another season before the snow begins to pile up.
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