My Soccer Star

Brody had his first go at Soccer this spring! He loved it! Sports are so fun when you're 5 and you don't have to worry about talent or competition or rules. Okay, some 5 year olds are into the competition/rules/talent part of sports. But not mine! He just loves to run around and laugh and be outside. I love him.

See that beaming face? He had that smile on almost every second he was playing.

Sometimes he would even kick the ball!!

Even great soccer players need a break sometimes, right? Yeah, this was in the middle of a game.


Brody was on a great team. They were the Sharks! There were five of them and they were all so great. He was lucky to get on a team with two of his favorite buddies, too!

Also, I was lucky and got to coach all those cute boys! If you know me you know I am not "athletically gifted" or "coordinated". But 4 and 5 year old soccer? Even I can handle that. I even asked the YMCA beforehand if you needed to have played soccer before to be a coach and they said no. Which is good because I have never played before, like not even at recess. But, it was beyond fun being their coach!

Ol' Orange Shirt in the background was the coach for the other team. He actually knew how to play soccer. He kept yelling things at his players that I had never heard before like "Offside on right corner" or something. I think his players were just as confused as I was.

I loved my Sharks!
I hope Brody wants to play again, maybe next time I'll just watch from the sides, though.