Coaching A U5 Soccer Team
This year Big C is finally old enough to play organized sports! Having played soccer my entire life I excitedly signed her up in March (the season didn't start until September)! Well one thing leads to another and while I was technically considering it - they asked me to be a coach. Whatever was I thinking agreeing to that! In all actuality it has been a true learning experience and while it is much more difficult than I imagined it is turning out to be pretty fun. There are six 4 year old's on our team and at practice and I also have Little C who is 2.5. The first few practices and the first game were a total disaster - none of the girls understood the game at all and while we did score quite a few goals they were all in the other team's net! Plus the girls plowed off the field and into all of the bystanders taking out quite a few people -oops. Slowly practices got better, now at week 7 (3 more to go) the girls are ...