Soccer Star

Yesterday marked the beginning of the end for Asher's first round of indoor soccer; it was the beginning of the playoffs. There are only 4 teams in his age groups, so every team gets to play. Still Asher was so excited and was sure his team would win. We were a little concerned, because he was such a poor sport the last time they lost, he was grounded for quite a bit. Fortunately, he went in with a healthy attitude about winning or losing the game.

I have been helping the coach with the team. It is interesting to see first hand how the team plays and improves. We couldn't believe how well all the kids plays. It was sort of shocking to us. We have spent weeks coaching the kids on some important skills and strategies, but we have never seen much of a result on the field. We went over it again before the game, and apparently something clicked. The coach and I were dumbfounded and actually looked at each other during the game and commented, "I think they finally listened." More to the point, they finally got it. Perhaps it is just persistence with kids this age? I don't know. But they finally played like a great team.

Asher had an especially good game. He scored two goals and had three assists. He has been waiting for a goal through two seasons now and got two of them in the playoffs. He was all grins as the game ended. We'll see what happens next week in the finals.