Soccer Practice & 1st Game

James is now old enough to play soccer and he's loving it! TJ was asked to coach the team adding to his many hats of responsibility. They are both enjoying it together. Their team is Atomic Fire and we practice Thursday afternoons and play Saturdays. Although there is no official score keeping for their age, our team won their first game! About half the boys played last season and there a few with natural talent that know exactly what they're doing. They're a great mix of boys and they all seem to have fun. I can't help but laugh throughout the game at the funny things James and the other boys do. James tried to talk throughout the game and so I had to teach him some new rules for soccer:

1. NO talking
2. NO punching/playing with anybody (all his excitement builds up and every time he'd be next to one of his teammates he'd start play punching them)
3. EYE ON THE BALL! (not the sky or your friends or family, etc.)
4. ONLY use your feet to touch the ball - NO HANDS!
4. Only listen to YOUR coach

It will be a learning experience, but fun too.



Coach TJ - even James calls him coach and corrected me when I was getting him out of the car for practice to not call him Dad.





Drills they did at practice where Coach TJ would freeze them and their teammates had to kick their ball between the legs of those frozen to unfreeze them.




1st Game at 9am against the Cougars - VERY cold day!

The Sidelines






Noi, Granny Great & Papa Paul even made it out in the cold.








Team cheer for a good game! Happy boys, but all ready to go home and get out of the cold and wind.






We ate lunch at Jason's Deli with Papa Paul, Noi, and Granny Great. We were all decked out for game day in team colors.




James with "Coach"




Our Little Soccer Boy




The family shirts with all the boys names on the back, my little #5, and ....




A beautiful little cheerleader with dressing on her face :)