Spring Soccer

Spring Soccer is crazy time around here. There are 3 boys playing soccer, but also 3 boys playing baseball. So we are running around to thousands of games all the time. Since Randy is helping coach Dax's baseball and is the coach for Seth's soccer team, there are certain places he has to be. But luckily, we made it to most of the games, and we had great seasons.

Mark has been playing soccer with his coach for so long that I can't even remember how many years it has been. We love Coach Clark and are so grateful for his positive attitude and for his knowledge of soccer. Mark's league this year was kids ages 12-15, so we were a bit of a smaller team since most of the kids on our team were 12 or 13. They didn't win a ton of games, but they played well as a team, and Mark was a good leader for his team. He still scored many goals, and hustled really hard on the field.

Mark is usually smiling on the soccer field. 

This pic is a little blurry, but I love his footwork in this picture.

Soccer is Mark's "fun" sport because there is no pressure.

Mark can boot it FAR! 

Can you see the size different in this picture from Mark to the other team? The kids were so big!

Dax seems to end up on the teams with no one to coach. Luckily, one dad decided to help out, but it wasn't the best year for learning new skills. That didn't seem to affect Dax though. He dominated on the field. His coach never played him at goalie because he loved having Dax as striker. Dax scored every game (usually 3 or 4 times). He is fast and quick, and he is also smart about where to send the soccer ball. So if his teammates were in the right spot, they often had an easy goal. Dax also started taking all throw-ins like his big brother. We love watching Dax play.

This was a common sight. Dax out front with the ball!

I loved watching Dax hustle across the field to take the ball from a teammate for the throw-in. 

Dax is about to juke it past those boys!

Dax can also boot it FAR like Mark! 

Dax's team

Seth played on Dad's team this year for the last time. Next year, Seth will move to the bigger field and have goalies and Dad does not coach at that point. It has been great watching the boys get to play soccer with their Dad. Seth was a great hustler in soccer, and he scored in most of his games. Seth also got to play with lots of his neighborhood friends, which was a ton of fun. We can't wait to see how he does on the new field next year.

Seth started to learn great soccer footwork. 

Seth loved having Dad as his coach.

Seth played well on offense and defense.

He is so fast!

Go Blue Tigers! Our neighbor made this amazing flag, which now hangs in our garage.