Aly's First Soccer Game

Aly had her first soccer game today! The downside was Daddy let her stay up late on Friday night and she was tired as well as it being a very hot day! While we were driving to the game she was getting nervous saying she wanted to make a goal and what if she didn't make a goal. We reassured her that playing soccer wasn't about making a goal and that it was o.k. if she didn't make one. We told her she could help her teammates out and steel the ball from the other team or pass to one of her teammates.



The game was at 10:30 and the heat was already blazing. All the parents set up chairs in the shade! Aly was already saying it was too hot to play. Their shirts are reversible and double layer so I can only imagine how hot it must have felt to wear their jerseys.



Aly played the first half. In the beginning she went after the ball quite a bit. By half time she didn't want to play anymore. We tried to put her in once to see if she would play but she just stood there and watched. I told her coach to go ahead and keep her out the rest of the game. When you watch the videos she is number 8 and has a pony tail with a pink scrunchy.

While she didn't score a goal I think she did quite a good job at going after the ball. I showed her these videos to help boost her confidence. She seemed more proud of herself after watching the videos.