So this year for the first time we signed up the boys for soccer. Nate was already almost 8 years old, so we figured that we ought to start him now if he was ever going to start. Both boys did really well for this being their first season.
One thing that we learned about Spring Soccer is that it is cold. There were many practices and games where we were huddled in blankets.
Graham was one of the better players on his team, but then again, there were many players who would much rather roll down the hill than kick the ball. But all the same, he scored many goals, (not that they keep track.) and he was a great defender. He was super excited about his trophy in the end.
Nate was also a great player, and picked up on things really quickly. He was playing with kids who had been playing for several years, and he caught right up to them. He too scored several goals (not that they were keeping track here either.) and he was also a great defense player, which is the position he preferred to play.
We signed them up for a soccer camp this summer, and with the exception of some minor heat exhaustion from Graham one day, they did really well and had a lot of fun. Nate pretty much eats, sleeps, and breathes soccer here, and can tell you the names of several of the professional soccer players as well as the teams that they play on. Of course, Jesse is loving this, since he served his mission in Barcelona, which is one of the best teams in the world right now.
We're signing them up for the fall again, and it appears that we will now be a soccer family!
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