Another Season of Soccer

Youngest DD enjoyed soccer so much in the fall that she wanted to play the Spring season. I have become a fan of children's soccer. I like that everyone gets to play for the majority of the game. And it really is a team sport. At this age there are few girls that are good enough to stand out. A good coach knows how to utilize everyone on the team and how to downplay the "stars". Middle DD had a really good coach at this age, youngest DD doesn't. And there are a couple of teams they've been playing against who don't have good coaches either. It's disheartening at this age to see the ball monopolized by one player per team.

I enjoy taking pictures at the games. I enjoy seeing how much action I can actually capture on film. It's rather fun trying to make my DD look like she's a soccer star.

Every now and then I get a really good shot.

But this is what my DD typically looks like in action: walking behind the rest of the team because it's just too much effort to continuously chase that ball.

And this is her favorite position. Sitting on the sidelines, drinking from her water bottle. Yea, soccer.