Bye, Bye, Soccer Season

"The Diamonds" 2008

Hannah & Sarah

Sarah had her final soccer game this weekend. This year has been so fun for all of us! She moved to the big field this year and the competition was fierce. She played in a co-ed league and many of the games were very intense. It didn't help that she had only three boys on her whole team and the rest of the teams were chock full of 6th & 7th grade boys. At this age it's all about winning for these kids... You actually start to see the difference in speed and strength between the boys and girls. This has been really tough for both Tom and I... You know us, we don't have a competitive bone in our body.... It doesn't matter if we win!!!!... Pa Shaw!!! (I heisted this saying from my friend Linda) And although the girls really came together and played well as a team they just didn't quite have the speed or strength to match some of the boys. Sarah on many occasions even commented how she seemed to get pushed around a lot more this year and it hurt pretty bad when she would get kicked in the shins. Ouch!!!!

But we did win the lottery and were totally blessed by our coach this year. Sarah's coach was amazing and really taught her how to play the game. Her team worked hard every week at practice and proved it on the field each and every Saturday morning. Most of the time her team's skill far out matched the rest of the other teams so we were proud of Sarah no matter what the outcome. So I think even though this year was a serious challenge for US Sarah it will pay off in the end. I'm sure next year when she is in the States playing on an all girls team not only will she have the skills, but now she will play much more aggressively. So although we will miss cheering Sarah on every Saturday with the rest of the crazy soccer parents I have to admit it will be nice to finally have a free Saturday morning again!!! Bye, Bye, Soccer Season!