It's Soccer Season!
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Cameron has officially transitioned from T-ball to soccer and I'm not sure he's much of a fan. Still, he is enthusiastic with the social aspect of recreational sports, just not so much with being aggressive and getting the ball taken away from him.
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His first game was two Saturday's ago and Nguyen and I did our best to pump him up for the event. He went in with a great attitude and we considered that a success in our books!
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.About five minutes into the game, Cameron turned around to inform me his best buddy from school, Wyatt, was on the other team. He was ECSTATIC. Of course, when he finally got out there to play, it was all he could do to stop from running right up to Wyatt and chatting his ear off. In fact, at one point Wyatt had the ball and was making his way towards the goal when Cameron stopped to chat with him. They both got caught up in the conversation and the ball was quickly lost. Poor Wyatt tried to concentrate but my social guy wasn't having ANY of that.
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In typical Cameron fashion, some one on one coaching was needed in order to regain focus.
(I can just hear the coach now: "Focus, Cameron. FOCUS!")
(I can just hear the coach now: "Focus, Cameron. FOCUS!")
.I think at one point during the second quarter, Cameron may have skimmed the ball with his foot before it was quickly taken away by an opponent. This picture perfectly reflects Cameron's attitude for the remainder of the game:
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There was even some foot stomping and air punches being thrown, if I remember correctly.
The game ended with a score of 3-0 (we lost) but the kids had no clue.
They were just excited to get their snacks.
Cameron made sure he got to have some one on one time with Wyatt after the game, so we snapped some pics of these two handsome guys in their soccer duds.
How cute are they?!
We just had game 2 this past Saturday and I can't say it went any better than game 1. I think the score was something like 6-0. So maybe soccer's not his sport but he loves his teammates and I think being a part of a team is a valuable lesson to learn. We'll keep him in sports so long as he tells us he wants to play and as of now, he does.
He took last year off from soccer after the soccer fiasco of 2008:
He clearly was not ready for soccer at that point. I'd say we've made leaps and bounds since then, wouldn't you agree?
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BWHAHAHA sorry I forgot about the pic of 2008!
I LOVE your comments. I giggled through the whole thing.. It takes time to find what they love :)
Hey, it's ALL about the snacks. You never want to be the kid whose mom brought the bad snacks :) I clearly remember my best friend bribing Austin w ice cream to just kick the ball. When that didn't work, she told him she was going to kiss him in front of everyone after the game if he didn't kick it. That backfired, b/c he just put his hands on his hips and told her she might as well get it over with now then. Game hadn't even started yet.
LMAO - hahahahahahahahaha about the 2008 picture - so funny!!!
Cam and Wyatt are just TOO cute together! I love how they lost track of the ball because they were caught up in a good convo. That is SO something my Adam would do (and probably has done). :)
After BubTar's first b-ball game, he totally looked like the 2008 picture. LOL.
Glad Cam is having a good time...even if it is more social that sporty!
Cute post! I remember Nicolas trying t-ball and getting lost in the butterflies and bugs flying around the field, never touching the ball that would roll past him. He never played that sport again. He does like soccer very much, but it, too, took a little time to catch a groove. Cameron will either love it or find something he likes better. No worries, it's all for fun at this age.
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