Today was the last game for Aiden and Paige for the Fall. We were a little sad, but also relieved. Paige was finally enjoying and understanding what she needed to be doing during her games. She is the only one that consistently runs and wants to play on her team. Well, I guess there is that other kid, but he wants to kick the ball in a straight line regardless of the direction he is facing. I’m frustrated at the team she is on because the coaches don’t take it seriously, the parents of the other kids don’t seem to take it seriously, and all in all has been frustrating for us. She is enjoying herself, and that’s all that matters.
Today was cold. Quite cold. Aiden’s game was first, and just like the first three of the season, we ended up playing most of the game 4 vs 5. I think the other team scored A goal. Yeah, one. When they had an extra man for 3/4 of the game. In the opening couple of minutes our team was up 3-0. Well, Braden was up 3-0 on the other team. He is the smallest one on the team (yes, he’s smaller than Aiden) and man can that kid get up the field in a hurry! When Aiden got into the game we were all a bit disappointed to see him playing back on defense. He and Austin both played defense most of the time, and they were BORED. The ball almost never went into our backfield. There is video of Aiden dancing in the goalie area because he was trying to keep himself entertained. Partway through the third quarter when Aiden had just sat down, Kelsey said something about how they wanted to see him play, not just dance. We just happened to be sitting next to the coaches wife who made a quick trip to the other side to talk with Coach Bo. Thirty seconds later, Aiden was in on offense. Once I retied the drawstring on his shorts (he was running around the field with one hand holding up his shorts) he was good to go. He scored a goal, and was charging after the ball until he got tired. Then he started half-ass running around the field. I think we will work on conditioning over the winter and in the spring.
Paige was up next. Like I said, it was cold. We had all the other kids in our van watching a movie and the grown-ups were taking shifts sitting on the sidelines cheering on Paige. There was one kid on the other team that was GOOD. Granted there was only 2 kids from the other team, I think he scored all the goals for the other team. Our team had one goal. Guess who scored that….yup, that’s my girl! Paige was slow going early on, but picked up the pace into the second half. Proud of her, obviously, and look forward to the spring. Hopefully we will get a couple more kids on the team that like to play as much as Paige.
We are sad that the season is over, but like Kim said, we WON’T miss the games in 40-50 degree weather….plus wind….
