There are several indicators that your daughter’s soccer team may not be ready for professional level play. For instance:

Coach: Zoe, you go to midfield.
Zoe: Ok!… where is midfield?

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Player: Coach, how will everyone know that I’m goalie if we don’t have a goalie shirt?
Coach: Just turn your shirt around backwards.

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Player: What kinds of things are fouls? Kicking?

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The first game of the year is always a refresher game. These girls have been out of practice for several months, but frankly they did great. This is the first year that Zoe’s team plays on the “big fields” rather than the mini-fields. She was most excited when she got to play goalie… of course with her shirt turned around backwards.

She had several impressive goal kicks. No, seriously.

There were a number of noticeable improvements over last season. For one, all of the girls ran in the right direction. Zoe only cried once during the game (wind knocked out of her), and she only “took a break” (lying down on the ground in the goal during play) once.

Deacon was very forlorn that little guys were not allowed to play, as evidenced in this picture.

*Oh ball, how you vex me so.*

But then he realized that you can steal a random kid’s soccer ball and use it as a seat! And after that everything was fine.

I love my kids.

4 Comments »

1. Awww! So fun! Love the pics.

   Comment by Katie Stanworth — September 3, 2010 @ 11:01 am

2. I was hoping after you see inception that you do a recap. Hahahaha!

   Comment by Katie Stanworth — September 3, 2010 @ 11:02 am

3. Go Zoe! Way to go, only one nap in the goalie box, very impressive.

   On a side note, what’s with Deacon looking like a real little kid? Isn’t he supposed to stay a baby forever?

   Comment by Dianalolsen@gmail.com — September 3, 2010 @ 5:34 pm

4. Hilarious as always. And, love Deac in the muscle shirt.

   Comment by Jenna — September 3, 2010 @ 9:59 pm

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