Not Soon Enough
Originally Posted on MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2008
Yesterday at about 11:00AM our soccer season ended. If you asked my son how he felt about it, the title of this post would have been his reply. It was a hard season.
With a record of 0-1-6 (not counting the 6 games we lost in tournament play) it was not pretty.
It was however an opportunity for extreme growth for the team, their parents and the players. I know I learned alot about myself and my son.
I learned that:
- my kid has a slight anger management issue and there is a very fine line between using that energy to play harder and better-and totally blowing his stack.
- my kid will do whatever the team needs him to do to help the team
- my kid is an encourager of other players on his team
- my kid is a protector (doesn’t matter if the kid in need of protection is 6 inches taller than him or not)
- my kid has quiet the colorful vocabulary and my pointing it out doesn’t improve the sitauation
- my kid wants to play soccer-it isn’t just about winning-although that is nice
- I am extremely proud of my son and the season he had
- I am proud of how he plays the game even if it isn’t always pretty
- I am busting at the seams with pride over seeing him embrace players who struggling with their skills or position and pointing out their strengths (he doesn’t know I see this stuff, but I do)
- I am glad (and thankful) that we moved to a more organized team
Stuff like this…makes me happy to be a soccer mama!
courtney johnson Said,
December 16, 2009 @ 3:35 pm
my son needs to be in a sport. I think soccer would be great for exercise and building friendships. Would you please email on info on how to get started and where to go. We live in tempe, az.
thank you,
courtney