Last First High School Game

Tonight was the last first high school game. Every year I dread the high school season. The level of play is always an adjustment after travel ball. After the first game, you just agree to watch bad soccer and hope you aren’t as bad as the others. 

Keagan is playing center back; he says it’s boring and wants to be in the midfield or playing as an outside back where there’s more action. But tonight’s pre-season score was 3-0; he’s on his way to a clean sheet. I hope I can persuade him to save his knees, play in the back, and work for a zero in the “goals scored against” column.