Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!

Emmett's first pee-wee soccer game was this morning. The coach hadn't called a practice before the first game, so he told the kids to listen to the ref and try to kick the ball in the goal. Good enough for a bunch of 5 year olds, I guess.

It was really fun watching the little kids. There were a few hand-balls as overwhelmed kids decided to just grab the ball, the other coach walked up and down the field holding hands with two of her players (the coaches are allowed on the field), most of the kids were in a bunch around the ball, but there were always a few off in their own world too. Emmett had lots of fun. He mostly stayed out of the bunch, running from goal to goal looking like a goalie for both teams (they play with little nets and no goalie). I tried to tell him to get close enough to the ball that someone could pass it to him, and that he should always know where the ball was.

At one point, the ball popped out of the cluster and was going towards the goal. Emmett happened to be leading the pack, and he kicked it in! Emmett said it was the best thing he's ever done. Needless to say, he's enamored with soccer.