Soccer Player

I know Melissa has already done a blog on Danica's "Tot Soccer" class, but since Clay and I were able to take her to her most recent class (and we can't resist taking pictures), I thought I could get away with doing a similar post. Clay was mostly taking movies, but I haven't figured out how to manipulate them yet, so here are a few still photos.

Isn't she cute in her soccer outfit?



She had great enthusiasm. All the kids had plenty of energy! One little boy in her group spent a lot of time running away for the young "coaches" to chase after him. And another little boy delighted in kicking over the cones that had just been set up for them to dribble through.



Their youth coaches were very young! Some of them seemed more inclined towards goofing off, but the two in charge of Danica's group of 6 seemed to pretty much stay on track.



Stickers are a great reward for 4-year-olds.....



....but also somewhat of a distraction (Danica kept checking to make sure hers were still on her forehead!).



They practiced dribbling.



She was pretty good at doing what she was supposed to be doing (at least when she understood what she was being asked to do), but she did have a major meltdown when one of the adult leaders took off with her ball to demonstrate some dribbling moves. Even though there were dozens of exactly the same balls, Danica knew which one was "hers" and she wanted it back! She would accept no substitutes, and wasn't happy until she got hers back.


On the way home she talked about what a great soccer player she will become some day. I think I'll become a soccer fan.