christine's blog...: soccer

addison starts her soccer season this sunday. previously, the soccer classes that she's taken in the past involves the kids just running around back and forth kicking the ball. it seemed more like a way to tire the poor kids out. there were some lessons on stopping the ball. but mostly, it was just a bunch of 3-4 year olds running around. this fall we signed up for hopefully something a little more real. our sundays will consist of 30 minutes of practice and 30 minutes of a game. shin guards are required, soccer shoes are optional. so we finished getting addison her gear today and now she's ready to go. we did a test run today in our backyard with all her gear on. she's excited and i think she's got some decent skill. though the one thing i'm concerned about is that sometimes she gets frustrated and throws a fit and wants to quit (typical of any 4 yr. old, I suppose). but i think that is why team sports are so very important. so hopefully her being in soccer will teach her to stick with something because your team counts on you. and that good sportsmanship is so key to not only sports but in other aspects in life....behaving with dignity no matter what the outcome may be. though addison has her plate full this fall with soccer, dance, piano, korean school, plus her regular preschool, we hope that she has fun in each activity and that she learns a little something different from each. i'm a little worried to be honest about her load, but we'll just play it be ear and if it gets to be too much, we'll figure it out and go from there.

but anyway, here she is practicing today...

The action shots...