This year I officially became a soccer mom. I signed my two boys,
ages 5 and 3, up for Y soccer. For my 3 year old, Holden, this is a
first attempt at a team sport.
Holden had several months of swimming lessons this Summer and actually sat still, listened to his instructor and generally cooperated. So we decided to raise the stakes a bit and try soccer. The Y program is geared towards 3 to 5 yearolds and it's only once a week. Every Saturday they have a 30 minute practice and then a 30 minute "game." The kids rotate in and out every 7 minutes or so. We thought this would be a good way to ease Holden into a sport.
Wrong.
The first Saturday wasn't bad. Holden only wandered off of the field about 10 times. He generally paid attention, although he found it necessary to play in the goal net every time he got near it. He also picked up the ball whenever it ended up in a scrum of 3 and 4 year olds. He thought it was much more efficient to just pick it up than to try to kick it. Holden was, at least, a great source of amusement for all of the parents at the soccer field!
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