Soccer 2012: 1st Game

This is Terri's first year playing soccer.  This was her first game - EVER! (And we could all tell, as she payed a lot of attention to what was happening on the sidelines instead of the game.)  But she had fun (I hope!).

Getting ready to warm up with her Team.

And 1....2....3 Stretch!

Toe Taps

And the game begins.....

A little defense with the elbow?

She hops in the air when she kicks the ball!  HA!

Defending the goal!

Her favorite part of the whole game - sitting on the sidelines talking with her friend, Jaaden.

3rd quarter kickoff

This is what I call, stop and watch the ball.

Dribbling.....

Kicking it up the field.

Keep your eye on the ball......because

Ooops, she missed.

Smiles afterwards. Good job green team on the win.

All smiles afterwards...but don't let it fool you. All I heard was, "I'm hot and sweaty, MOM!!"

2012 Soccer: 1st practice

Newton fall soccer. Terri was excited to go and meet her other teammates. She stood back and listened, as she was a little tentative not knowing what to do. (This is her 1st year, and most of the other kids this is their 3rd year.)



Coach was explaining positions. This is her "defender" pose.  Apparently, she thought she could use her Karate on the field.

Then they did some dribbling drills.  She kept picking up the ball and moving it so it would be easier to kick around the cones.  After some help from coach, she was able to do it the correct way.

Learning about "Toe-Knee" where she mostly just got the knee part, but that was good for her.

Listening intently to the rules for "Crab" soccer.

She did pretty well with getting around the "crabs."

Passing drills.

Scrimmage at the end of practice. She followed instructions, but didn't really know what she was supposed to be doing.

She doesn't like to be hot and sweaty, so this should be interesting. I think she'll learn a lot this year.