Run, John, Run!

Posted on | May 2, 2012 | 8 Comments

You may know that my John is a bit stubborn. Just a bit.

Last year when he did a session of soccer skills in the spring it was more like Daddy and Mommy doing soccer skills, red light green light etc and John sucking his fingers. But he insisted that he wanted to play this year.

So we signed him up.

And the first practice, which was labeled a ‘meet and greet,’ I didn’t bring a soccer ball for him. He stood in the middle of the field . . . sucking his fingers. Not even Sarah, who is on the same team could get him to move. Another mom suggested that perhaps golf was his sport.

Excellent.

The next practice/game I was so nervous. Had I just invested over a hundred dollars for him to stand in the middle of the field and suck his fingers for six weeks?

Well, the first practice/game he jumped right in! He kicked the ball, he shot on goal, he didn’t care when he was goalie and was scored on.

Every time a new thing happened I thought, “This is it. This is when he freezes and the fingers go in the mouth.” But no!

This past Saturday he totally got into it. He got right into the pack, kicking at the ball, trying to steal it away, running at the front of the group.

At one point he actually stole the ball, took it on a long, long run from the center of the field right down the middle and shot on goal!

Our goal.

The goalie stopped it.

The most wonderful coach ruffled his hair and said, “Great running, John! Way to kick that ball!”

They are after all just five and six.

Well done, John!

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8 Responses to “Run, John, Run!”

Karen
May 2nd, 2012 @ 7:53 AM

So glad it clicked and he finally got it. Funny how their mind works right?
Kmama
May 2nd, 2012 @ 9:48 AM

Aww!! What a moment to remember. And that coach is awesome!
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Kim Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 4:38 PM
It was sooo cute — I do love the coach!
John
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May 2nd, 2012 @ 2:39 PM

I love the coach there.

I can’t wait to see what happens when my two start sports.
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Kim Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 4:37 PM
The coach is great, right? You’re going to have so much when you’re two start sports — being athletic means you’re going to enjoy watching them even more so. Plus, they are so stinking cute, how can you not just laugh like crazy??
Diane@BeStillaMinute
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May 7th, 2012 @ 9:38 AM

Dracen played soccer when he was five, did really well and loved it until he broke his collar bone(playing football in the yard with his brother and two other older boys) and did not get to finish the season. He tried it again the next year but was up a league, with kids much older than him since he was way on the young side of this age group.

The field was full-size and they actually followed all the real rules of soccer. He now hated it and never played again.
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Jess
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May 16th, 2012 @ 9:34 AM

Awesome job sweet boy!

Also? That mom with the “golf is his sport?” Punch. Face.
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Kim Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 4:31 PM
The mom . . . right? Even though I think she thought she was just being helpful/supportive. And John is having SO much freaking fun now!

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