Team Revolution and Team Rapids

We enrolled Bryce (and Ian) in soccer. The idea was that it would provide them with the opportunity to get out and interact with other kids and also help them burn off some excess energy. Well Bryce does very well during warm up and individual practice, in other words when everyone has their own soccer ball. The problems start when there is one ball for the entire team. Bryce doesn't grasp the concept of go after the ball with you team mates. He will actually stand in the middle of the field crying because " They took the ball from me! " LOL! Last Saturday at an actual game, he laid down in the middle of the field while his team and the other nearly trampled him. After the game, I told him that for everytime he goes after the ball and his foot makes contact, I would give him a quarter. I'm not sure if bribery will work. We'll see! In his defense, he is the youngest kid on his team, just barely 5. Maybe he'll get better as the season progresses and there is always next year.

Ian is with the 3-4 year olds and they don't play games. They just have practices. Well it's like yanking out teeth with a wet tissue to get him to partipate. He cries if I'm not on the field with him and even when I'm with him he doesn't want to do anything. Usually, I can get him to play and practice, but heaven help if anyone should look at him let alone talk to him. Crazy kid!!!! I don't have any pictures of him yet because well it's kind of hard to take pictures when you also have to be in them! LOL!