Last week we signed James up for spring soccer. He'll be on the U4-U5 team with his buddies Manu and Will. Practice/games don't start for a while, but we went ahead and bought him some cleats while we were in Jackson yesterday so that he could get used to wearing them. Jay picked out the cleats and shin guards (since I know nothing about soccer - seriously, Cora and I are on the same skill level), and while we were shopping, James walked over to me with a set of pink shin guards and said "Here, these are for Cora, so she can play on my team." So sweet, huh? Unfortunately, even though Cora REALLY wants to play with her brother and her buddies (she keeps telling us that she's "going to play soccer too"), she's not quite old enough. Maybe in the fall. In the meantime, she can play with James and her parents before spin class...
Lesson #1: kick with the top of your foot, stop the ball with your instep, and don't use your hands.
The afternoon was definitely a success, and both kids ran ALL OVER that field (and were thus pretty exhausted afterward). Win!
After the lesson, we took out James' glider and battled the wind to send it flying a dozen or so times (which equaled lots more running around by the kids, to chase/retrieve the plane). That thing can SOAR!
Lesson #1: kick with the top of your foot, stop the ball with your instep, and don't use your hands.
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| This was not his first time playing with a soccer ball, of course, but definitely the first time that we played with any semblance of rules. He was pretty proud of himself every time we praised him, which was quite adorable. |
After the lesson, we took out James' glider and battled the wind to send it flying a dozen or so times (which equaled lots more running around by the kids, to chase/retrieve the plane). That thing can SOAR!
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