Anyway, we had three of our kids playing soccer this spring. Lynnsey finally decided after a year off that she wanted to give it a try again. Luckily, she and Kendall could be on the same team with Kalen as coach so we didn't have too many scheduling conflicts.
Kaya was nearly impossible to keep off the field. She kept telling me she wanted to go play with "yeeyee" (which is how she says Lynnsey).
Lynnsey has had a breakthrough in coming out of her shell this year. She took that earlier dance class and participated and loved it. And then with soccer, she played hard and had a great time. She was a great little midfielder and seemed to be unfazed by some of the bigger players on the field (she was one of the very youngest in the age category).
Kendall still lives for soccer. He just loves it so much and it is so much fun to watch him play. He knows that his days of playing on a team are limited though because the next age level plays on a full size field with much longer games and with his heart issues, he just can't compete at that level. We actually got special permission for him to stay on a younger team this season and they said he can do the same in the fall.
He's also been perfecting his skills as a goalie in hopes of getting some time on the older team. And he's gotten so good at blocking those balls. The last game of the season he played goalie the first half and was blocking and diving and catching so well that no one could score on him.
Notice the bigger players surrounding little Lynnsey? But she just got in there and played.
Kaya was nearly impossible to keep off the field. She kept telling me she wanted to go play with "yeeyee" (which is how she says Lynnsey). 
Lynnsey has had a breakthrough in coming out of her shell this year. She took that earlier dance class and participated and loved it. And then with soccer, she played hard and had a great time. She was a great little midfielder and seemed to be unfazed by some of the bigger players on the field (she was one of the very youngest in the age category).
Kendall still lives for soccer. He just loves it so much and it is so much fun to watch him play. He knows that his days of playing on a team are limited though because the next age level plays on a full size field with much longer games and with his heart issues, he just can't compete at that level. We actually got special permission for him to stay on a younger team this season and they said he can do the same in the fall.
He's also been perfecting his skills as a goalie in hopes of getting some time on the older team. And he's gotten so good at blocking those balls. The last game of the season he played goalie the first half and was blocking and diving and catching so well that no one could score on him.
Notice the bigger players surrounding little Lynnsey? But she just got in there and played. Taylor also played but we managed to never get there with a camera so I didn't get it documented. Which is really unfortunate because this was his last season. Now if he wants to keep playing he has to try out for the high school team. Which he is hoping to do if he can work it out with his math and science program and the marching band schedule. He too, loves to play midfield but he realized that he is also a great forward this season and in one of the games he scored 3 of their 5 goals.
It was a fun season. I always like spring soccer better because the weather is so much nicer. But the kids are already excited for the upcoming fall season. And in the fall, we will most likely add another player with Spencer ready to try his hand (or foot, as the case may be) at it.
2 comments:
That is awesome about her wanting to play and actually doing it! Good Job! It is sad for Kendell though with him not being able to play next year, maybe something can be worked out!
Wow! Your kids are awesome. My kids like soccer, too, but there is no way I can see them being willing to play with BOYS that much bigger! That seems pretty competitive.
I wish for Kendall's sake he loved baseball instead of soccer...that might be more doable with his heart. But goalie would definitely be cool!
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