Soccer

Today Ray played in his first soccer game. He is playing on a recreation center team along with several other homeschool boys we know. His coach is one of our friends and the league is fairly non-competitive with a focus on teaching. They don't really keep score. It's a perfect place for him to learn and get positive experience playing sports.

Ray's team is called "The Flyers." He is #5. He is the youngest boy on the team. (It's really for six through eight year olds.) He was so proud of his uniform and very excited to be playing in a real game. He really gave it his all. I was proud of him for following directions and staying in the game - running hard and trying to figure out what he was supposed to be doing each moment. The team had only practiced once. (They got rained out this week.) He did remarkably well considering his lack of experience and instruction. He had a great time. It will be interesting to see how his skills and confidence develop as the season progresses.

Go Flyers! Go Ray!