This week Evan has spent the mornings at a soccer camp sponsored
by the soccer league UK Elite. It has been a valuable experience for several
reasons.
1. Evan and I learned that he is not the best. The camp was competitive and this was an eye opening experience to play with older and more competitive players.
2. Evan learned to play in the heat. He doesn't take well to hot weather (unless he is swimming) and so he learned to cope with the heat and even developed a strategy or two about keeping cool. It seems silly but is is valuable information.
3. Evan's technique has improved; he is an aggressive player and really learned to tackle the ball.
4. At the end of three sessions, the coach awarded players with tattoos for plays that exceeded expectations. Not every player got a tattoo, and when Evan didn't get one on the first day, he learned that he had to work for the incentive. On Thursday he was one of two players to be awarded the coveted tattoo, and on Friday, he was one of four.
5. The three hours each morning gave Keagan and me some time together. We didn't do anything exciting but I enjoyed the time with just the two of us.
Friday was family day. The parents arrived an hour early to watch the players demonstrate their new skills. Evan's team did not win, but Evan had a hat trick (three goals in a quarter).
1. Evan and I learned that he is not the best. The camp was competitive and this was an eye opening experience to play with older and more competitive players.
2. Evan learned to play in the heat. He doesn't take well to hot weather (unless he is swimming) and so he learned to cope with the heat and even developed a strategy or two about keeping cool. It seems silly but is is valuable information.
3. Evan's technique has improved; he is an aggressive player and really learned to tackle the ball.
4. At the end of three sessions, the coach awarded players with tattoos for plays that exceeded expectations. Not every player got a tattoo, and when Evan didn't get one on the first day, he learned that he had to work for the incentive. On Thursday he was one of two players to be awarded the coveted tattoo, and on Friday, he was one of four.
5. The three hours each morning gave Keagan and me some time together. We didn't do anything exciting but I enjoyed the time with just the two of us.
Friday was family day. The parents arrived an hour early to watch the players demonstrate their new skills. Evan's team did not win, but Evan had a hat trick (three goals in a quarter).
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