What we have learned from Soccer

 1.  You never know what is going to happen
The day before Quin's first soccer game we got an email saying that the Coach who was supposed to coach Quin's team had resigned and unless any of the parents stepped up, Quin's team would be dissolved.  This was bad.  Quin was looking forward to playing soccer.  We had been talking about it for weeks.  Luckily this good looking guy stepped up to the plate....

....Coach Doty!!!  Bryce jumped on board and I have got to say he was great with the 3/4/5 year olds on our team!  He made things fun and the kids really listened to him well!  I became Team Manager and spent the next six weeks texting and emailing about practice, team pictures, snacks and games.  I now officially feel like a soccer mom.

 2.  Don't use your hands:
Bryce had two main concepts he wanted to teach the kids on the team.  The first was "Don't use your hands."  Though simple, this was a profound lesson for the kids.  Above (Quin is #2) is our team, and notice, none of them are using there hands.  Concept #1: Check!

 3.  It is good to have a cool team name:
When asked what they wanted their team name to be, the kids suggested "Feet".  After a few suggestions from Bryce and I, they changed their minds and decided to go with "Sharks".  All the parents were happy to be yelling "Go Sharks" rather than "Go feet!"

 4.  Know your teammates names and which way you are going:
The second main thing Bryce was trying to teach the kids was to learn their teammates names.  It took nearly the entire season, but we finally achieved success on this one...which is better than we can say about scoring in the right goal.  Let's just say we didn't really mind which goal they scored in, it was all a win to us.

5.  Dallin really liked the yellow dot in the middle of the soccer field:

As soon as we walked into the sports complex, Dallin would always race to the middle of the soccer field to find this yellow dot.  I don't know why, but he was obsessed with touching the yellow, spray-painted dot in the center of the soccer field   Unfortunately this passion led to some problems during the games.  Dallin will miss that yellow dot.

 

5.  Quin is one cute soccer player!
It was so much fun watching Quin play!  He was so easy-going and just loved to run with all the other kids.  It was a great experience for him and we are excited for many years of games ahead!