Yesterday was our 3rd soccer game, and it was also "Team Picture" day. All the kids got their soccer pictures taken, and then we got our team pictures done. After that we played our game, and we were the green team this time. The kids all had their best game yet. They all played great, and everyone gave a great effort. If we were keeping score we would have won...which leads me to my next point. After the game one of the parents on our team came up to me and said he heard a mom on the OTHER team say that was their team's first loss in 4 seasons. Unfortunately, this mom also looked very upset about it and she seemed to be taking it way too hard. I fully expected to come in contact with parents like these, but I didn't expect to see it at this age level. Like I've said before, we don't keep standings and we don't keep score at this age level. Unfortunately though there are parents that still have a competitive interest in these games, and they follow all that stuff on their own.
As for us though our team played great, and everyone had fun. We've had three practices and three games so far, and Sean (the other coach) and I have both noticed steady improvement from week to week. The kids are slowly understanding the game and they're learning the "team" concept. Best of all the kids are making friends with one another. We're all having a lot of fun...coaches included.
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