Foreward
after a fall of only school-related activities & an entire year's break from playing soccer, Joseph is back on the field. he's trying a new venue and a new coach...a team full of strangers & co-ed to boot! for us, it means hours in whatever weather happens to be occurring during twice-weekly practices & weekly games. luckily, today lived up to being the first full day of spring ~ sunshine, a breeze, and blossoming trees! and it was
so much fun watching Joseph do one of the things he
loves....playing soccer!!!
(but, since this is my blog, i will start with the pretty flowers)
the fields are under the flight path of planes coming into the airport. thankfully, they are slightly more distant than at one of Joseph's past soccer locations, where the planes literally felt as if they were going to land on top of us.
for some inexplicable reason, Joseph has always enjoyed playing goalie. it is the one position that feels the weight of every save or loss. & the absolutely most stressful position on the field for any soccer parent. luckily, this team seems just happy everyone's giving a good effort and having a good time.
i was surprised to realize that, even as a preschooler, Joseph played on boy-only soccer teams (lest you become distressed, there were also girl-only ones). it was just what the soccer clubs did, and i didn't even bat an eye. (and, as i type this, i am also struck with the fact that he played on a soccer team as a
preschooler. that's pretty bizarre, really, when you think about it. ah, adult-organized American play.)
a great video clip of Joseph
bringing the ball down field
towards the goal!
it was a great game with two evenly-matched teams.
Joseph's team ended up winning 4-3.
& the flowers were sooooo pretty.
Afterthought
when this most recent coach asked me how long Joseph had played soccer, i replied with what i felt was accurate by saying "oh, off-and-on since he was three or four." today, i went back through our photos to see if i was right. turns out, he's played just about
every single year since he was four. that's quite a lot of soccer-playing! (he has been
going to soccer games since he was a toddler, when his older brother played.)
Spring 2004
Age 3.5
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| Joseph is on the right, kicking the ball. |
Fall 2004
Age 4
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| Joseph is standing on the left, scratching his leg. |
Spring 2006
Age 5.5
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| Joseph is facing the camera with a big smile on his face. |
Spring 2007
Age 6.5
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| Joseph is at the ball, heading to the goal. |
Fall 2008
Age 8
Fall 2010
Age 10
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| Joseph in the goal, about to catch the ball. |
Fall 2012
Age 12
Fall 2012
Age 12
Spring 2013
Age 12.5
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| Joseph has on the blue shorts. |
Spring 2013
Age 12.5
here's to a decade's worth of soccer,
all the way from The Blaze
to The Purple Plague.
