FROZEN FIELDS

Spring Soccer officially commenced this evening with the kids' first practices, in the freezing temperatures. Cora's U5 team practices from 5:30-6:30 on Thursdays and James' U6 team follows from 6:30-7:30. Jay is coaching both teams again this season, and the U5 teams are now doing academy-style group practices, just like the older kids. I arrived on the scene with dinner around 6:00 and it was already down to 35 degrees. By the time the U6 practice ended (20 minutes early due to the cold), it had dropped another 3-4 degrees, putting us in the freezing zone. The poor kids looked like colorful marshmallows running around the field because they were so bundled up, and their peripheral vision was certainly impaired by hats and hoods. And the poor parent and sibling spectators weren't much better (and were definitely colder, as we all stood still on the sidelines). Jay was thrilled that everyone on his U5 team showed up to the first practice! He only had 2 show up for U6... We're suppose to get rain all weekend, so there's a good chance our first games will be canceled. We shall see...

That's Cora in the middle, awaiting the return of the ball...

...and happy to be closest to it when Coach Daddy threw it back into play.

Field-side ChickFilA dinner

James is all in blue, left field

Practicing drills before scrimmage