Isaac's First Soccer Game
Kids, sports, and parents seem to be always headed towards a disastrous ending. For some people sports are deadly serious, the modern equivalent of Spartan child rearing. These people are seriously pissed that they can no longer leave their kids in the woods for a week to see if they can survive, so instead they foist upon their off spring a notion that sports matter beyond exercise, having fun, learning to play with others, and the value of team work and sportsmanship. I feel like someone needs to tell them that the notion that their child will become wealthy, especially playing soccer in the US, is preposterous and that it is time and energy better spent helping them with homework.
Fortunately most of those parents are far from Isaac's soccer field. He had his first practice and game today and he did great. It was 92 degrees at 9 when the thirty minute amoebae ball game started, and Isaac played 20 of those thirty minutes. His cherry red cheeks told us he had fun.
One issue Isaac had at the beginning was a little speech his P-Pa gave him during Guys Day (post coming soon). He told Isaac that unlike other kids, he needed to stay in his position and NEVER run after the ball unless and until it came to his position. Well, when the kids are 4 and 5, there are no positions and so for the first 10 minutes Isaac stood stock still in the field waiting and waiting as the crowd of children roamed all over the fields of Coolidge Park. He didn't pick a daisy. He didn't run or even move. He just watched and waited. I could almost see his mind's eye recalling what his P-Pa told him. Finally, around minute 10 both his coach Paul and I told him there were no positions and he started running and kicking the ball like a gazelle/Pele hybrid.
Here is video 1 of Isaac at practice:
Here is video 2 of Isaac during the game (pre-moving around):
Fortunately most of those parents are far from Isaac's soccer field. He had his first practice and game today and he did great. It was 92 degrees at 9 when the thirty minute amoebae ball game started, and Isaac played 20 of those thirty minutes. His cherry red cheeks told us he had fun.
One issue Isaac had at the beginning was a little speech his P-Pa gave him during Guys Day (post coming soon). He told Isaac that unlike other kids, he needed to stay in his position and NEVER run after the ball unless and until it came to his position. Well, when the kids are 4 and 5, there are no positions and so for the first 10 minutes Isaac stood stock still in the field waiting and waiting as the crowd of children roamed all over the fields of Coolidge Park. He didn't pick a daisy. He didn't run or even move. He just watched and waited. I could almost see his mind's eye recalling what his P-Pa told him. Finally, around minute 10 both his coach Paul and I told him there were no positions and he started running and kicking the ball like a gazelle/Pele hybrid.
Here is video 1 of Isaac at practice:
Here is video 2 of Isaac during the game (pre-moving around):