Just as Cora has gone a few weeks without dance, James has gone a few weeks without soccer practice (none during Spring Break, and none the week prior due to rain and closed fields). As awesome as our team is doing during the games, it's really extra fun to watch them during practice. They all seem to love the drills and training games that Jay sets up for them, and yeah, they're just so CUTE out there running around and cheering each other on. Just like last season, Brycen is the unofficial team leader/VIP and I often hear Jay tell the other boys to follow Brycen's lead. James plays well with all the kids on his team, but he definitely favors Grant and gets really excited to see him (and tends to stick close to him during practices). I love that all the boys show respect to Jay and listen pretty well to instructions (they are 4 and 5, so there is obviously some goofing off, but the following directions:goofing off ratio is far lower this season than it was in the fall). So much can be learned out on the field (not just soccer skills)... Jay has them work with left vs. right, math (adding and subtracting players/balls), patience/sharing/commaraderie, and I've even heard discussion of angles and kicking velocity.
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| Doing circles around the coach |
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| Following a figure-8 of the field, hands in pockets (or behind the back) |
And what does Cora do while James is practicing? (If we haven't gone home and skipped practice, which we sometimes do.) She plays with Grant's little sister Evie, who is almost 2-years-old (her birthday is this Saturday) and shows every indication of being a little spitfire, just like Cora. She's totally adorable and talks nonstop (and follows Cora everywhere, but sure doesn't let Cora boss her around!) I was trying to capture a picture of them running back and forth across the bleachers here, but it looks more like Cora told her a funny secret.
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