Soccer Saturdays

Gray is playing soccer again this fall which keeps our Saturdays busy. He's on a team with three of the same boys as the spring season, plus two new boys who are playing for the first time. We also have a new volunteer coach who is used to teaching 14 year-olds and doesn't have a kid on the team, so you can imagine the patience required to herd this group of energetic young boys.

The boys have been learning a lot and we have one goal for the season -- to learn to pass the ball to each other. They are only three games into the eight-game season and we have already seen a lot of improvement since last spring.

Above all else, these boys are having fun and learning how to be a good sport so that's what is important. Gray has scored several goals along the way and is also learning to not be a ball hog and let his teammates also have a chance to score. It's nice to see his teamwork and leadership skills grow along with his athletic ability.

He likes to wear his shin guards all the time, and puts them on hours before practice or a game just because he's excited. 

Coach Clint along with his ragamuffin gang of athletes -- Preston, Hudson, Griffin, Grayson, Lucas and Gavin. These are some silly little boys let me tell you!

Our budding soccer star in action