Its not the soccer I remember, but its a start

Soccer doesn't seem to be a sport that goes away. When I was a kid I played soccer. My brother was a phenom soccer player, it seemed that every weekend we were at a soccer tournament of one sort or another. I would like to think I am pretty soccer savvy. I know the rules and know the strategy. Soccer is a worldwide sport so everywhere you go, you see people playing it.

Well Brian has reached the age of youth sports. We had a pretty fun experience with t-ball, and decided to get him into soccer. We missed the registration date, luckily I have connections and was able to get him on a team. Last Wednesday was Brian's first game. I love my boy but he is a tank, and I didn't know how well he would handle all the running. And even worse, he is bigger than everyone, so I didn't know if someone else could handle all that momentum running into them if he got moving.

He had a blast. His favorite part is the shin guards. He loves that people can kick his legs and it doesn't hurt. He is really gonna love football, because he wishes he had shin guards all over his body. It is kindergarten soccer so strategy is out the window. Its more like mob ball. All the players but the goalie move all over the field in a large crowd. Brian seemed to land himself on an all-star team. There is a friend of his on the team that appears to have been playing soccer at the time of birth. They don't keep score in the games, but I bet this little boy scored 10 goals. Brian even scored a goal. The good thing about it, is the boy helps Brian be better, because he is always helping him know where to stand.

Brian said he loved soccer more than t-ball, and has been asking when his next game is. I am glad that he loved it so much.

The giant one in the back of the mob is Brian