The Princess joined the Lakeland Futbal Club a few months ago and practice officially began on September 16th! She wears #8 on the Red Thunder soccer team! Each team (4-5 year olds) is made up of 6-8 players. The recreational practice meets each Monday night, with games every Saturday morning.
The rules for Skyler's program is much different than the older age groups. There are no referees. The coaches keep the game flowing by simply rolling the ball in underarm, from anywhere on the field, generally to a child on either team that is not getting involved in the game. The coaches have been instructed at times to delay putting the ball back into play so it doesn't become anaerobic.
Here's a great pic of our athlete during last Monday's practice. She loves kicking the ball.
Soccer=Smiles!
Our Sweet #8!
When we arrived, Coach Jason had the team work on some drills.
Then the team gathered for their first match....
Emphasis is not on winning. The kids all have equal playing time and they have a lesson plan that has age appropriate fun activities and techniques to teach Skyler. Learning to play soccer is secondary to most things in our little girl's life, so we keep her excited with a variety of fun activities with her own ball!
The games last one full hour, with four breaks in between.
Then it's back to running and trying to score a goal.
By 9:30AM, the game was over and the teams lines up do do the official High Five. So darn cute!
Orange slices and cold water were handed to every player for their team work. The Princess is eager to score a goal in the next game!
We enjoyed a relaxing afternoon at our friend's pool for a few hours since they were out of town.
