Soccer, take 3

Lucy started in a local soccer league last weekend. We are a little sad that her friends from school are not in the league, but it seems like a great set up. It is very affordable, and there are only 3 kids from each team on the field at one time (with only 6 or so kids on a team). So the kids get plenty of touches on the ball and plenty of time on the field, and everyone get something out of it.

Lucy's birthday misses the age cut off by one week, so she is definitely the oldest on the team. Steve and I could care less about ability, but Lucy is big for her age. She is one of the two biggest kids in the class, and she is one of the two youngest kids as well. When we asked about it, we got a very funny response. Very much a reflection of the crazy parent area we live in, the directors of the league assured us that if Lucy was clearly more talented than her peers then we could talk about moving her up.

Seriously? It's four year old soccer. How is a kid superior to her peers at that age? They all run around and have no idea what they are doing.

In any case, Lucy had a great time and scored a few goals. She is a giant compared to the other kids, but it was a lot of fun and she has been asking all week about when she has soccer again.

Scoring her first goal

Hanging out with her teammates

Probably questioning her coach's strategy

Side note: it was nice to see other parents dealing with children who cried at the idea of participating in organized sports. (Not that I wish that one anyone, of course.) You may recall our first experience with Lucy playing soccer. It was nice to not deal with a child throwing themselves on the ground.