U6 Soccer

This fall was Brian's last season for U6 soccer.  Technically, we should have moved him to U8, but we wanted to give him one more season in U6 to see if it clicked.  He has played since he was just 4 years old and while he enjoyed it, it didn't seem like he would ever have an aggressive enough personality to really "get it." 

Well much to our excitement, he finally got it this season!  He scored 4 goals (jn 6 games) and really seemed to understand the concept of defense by the end of the season.  It was awesome to see.  His first goal came after a bribe from Nana, but once he scored and got a taste of success, he was determined to do it again and again!  He's such a perfectionist that he insisted on scoring by dribbling right into the net, so he had the ball A LOT and only scored when the situation was perfect for him. If we can get him to take shots from further out, he could score many more goals going forward.  He'll have to adjust to U8 in the spring, of course, so we'll see how it goes!

It was so exciting to see him doing so well though.  The best part was his little celebration run back down the field after scoring.  He looked just like his Daddy when he played in high school.  Some things are just genetic!

So in the spring, we will move onto U8.  It won't be long though before we'll be back on the U6 field with Lilah next fall.  

Photo creds go to Aunt Teri.  Thanks, Teri!