Soccer in the Air

I know we mentioned that the boys would be starting Baseball, but here in Alabama baseball and soccer run concurrently. So, we had the kids decide which sport they wanted to play and they chose Soccer. Last year was a good year for both Clark and Ryan as their skill level really improved, thanks to the help of some great coaches. Thus, their liking of the game increased as well.

Ryan enjoys playing goalie and loves it when he stops the other team from scoring. In this picture he stopped a penalty kick!! He is a great goalie. His only disappointment is that the coach doesn't let him play goalie all the time.

Clark is the main forward on his team. His skill level has really improved and has had several break-aways. While he hasn't yet scored in his first two games (his team won game one 1-0 and tied 0-0 in game two) he has scored a few goals in some scrimmage matches. His coach enjoys having him on the team and rarely pulls him out of the action.

Emma gets to play too! I'm not biased, but she is really cute in her soccer uniform. Notice the cool shirts. While she still demonstrates her princess qualities on the field, she had a break-away Saturday.

Each of them have two practices a week and they all play on Saturday. They take all their sports seriously here and it is fun to see the young men referees in full uniform as well. They even try to set the fields up like professional soccer. It is rewarding and makes us proud to see the kids do well in their sport.