In April and May we spent a lot of time doing this:
Lindsey was pretty aggressive in the first few games, but then she didn't want to play anymore. She enjoyed playing on the sidelines with the other girls more than actually playing soccer. She stuck with it though and and made a couple goals.
Ethan LOVED it. He is very good at it and made 10 or so goals on average a game. He takes his sporting serious and from the time the uniform was on until we got home his head was in the game. He would even run along the end lines and follow Lindsey's team as they played. We would hear a grunt and moan and look over to see him grabbing his head and shaking it when they missed a goal. And then looking the other way at Lindsey to see she hadn't even noticed they were by the goal.
Maizee was very competitive and aggressive this year. She had GREAT coaches that taught her a lot. She played defense and was pretty good at it. She got asked to on a team with some other girls in St. George this fall. We decided to give it a whirl and let her develop her talents some. She seems to really like it.
They had the "Beast" from 5 Buck Pizza for their last game treat. Maizee thought it was cool that she had a piece of pizza so big. She barely ate any of it. She made me document it.
The kids finished up soccer with a bang this month. They had games everyday for a week. And then Maizee played on the following Saturday. They were playing to see who got to play for 1st and 2nd. The game went into double over time and then they did penalty kicks. A lot of penalty kicks. The game lasted 2 hours. And Maizee’s team won!! So they got to advance for to the championship game. As we left the soccer fields to go grab some lunch, Maizee said that her head hurt. By the time we go to Lin’s she climbed out of the van and threw up all over the parking lot. Then we went inside Lin’s and she threw up all over the bathroom floor. She did not drink any water while she was playing and I think she was either dehydrated or had heat exhaustion. I could not get her to drink. She threw up a couple more times. We went back to the soccer games and told them she could not play because she was sick and then came home. She drank a lot and rested and then started feeling better. Her coach stopped by and brought her a balloon and checked on her. Then the assistant coach, two of her teammate and their sisters came by and brought her balloons and Popsicles. They made her feel better. It was so very thoughtful of them. Maizee learned that when she is out in the sun she has to drink to keep her body healthy.
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