We decided that since we had survived a few months of swimming lessons, that we could try our first Saturday commitment: indoor soccer! Happy Feet is the same group that Will takes lessons from each Tuesday at school. For Saturdays they take it up a notch and have to wear shin guards and matching jerseys and they play with the parents in the audience. Yesterday was the first day and it was so much fun for all of us! Will was super excited before we went in. How adorable are those XXS Umbro soccer shorts and XXS shin guards?
Will was hoping for a blue jersey (his current favorite color) but his school was orange. Even though the league is outside of school time, they try to keep the kids on teams by daycare. We didn't recognize any of the kids in the 4-year olds group with Will, but we did see one of his friends in the 5-year olds and he was wearing orange, as well. So there must be a few other schools mixed in here. But they have the same coaches (Coach Bobby and Coach Jessica) as at school.
They did drills for a half hour and then played 3-on-3 with a fourth kid in the goal for another half hour. There were 11 kids total on our court, so a few sat out as well. It worked out well to have extras since there was frequently a kid crying or wandering off for a water break.
Will impressed me with his skills and his focus. He looked like he was having a lot of fun running around. And he even scored two goals! The only other kid to score multiple goals was a boy wearing pink soccer shoes who was playing like a mini-pro. I'll be curious to see how that plays out over the session and if he ends up with the ball too much.
