Score!

I just wanted to document that Drew scored a goal at his soccer game today.

His coach was a no-show at the game so I stepped in and "coached" for the Purple Team. It was the usual 3 year old game, with our one prodigy player scoring goal after goal. However, today since I was on the field, Drew seemed to feel more comfortable running after the ball rather than checking on his fans. At one point during the game, the whole purple team was crowded around their goal staring at the ball sitting right outside of the actual goal. I took that opportunity to encourage Drew to kick the ball IN the goal! I kind of gave him a push and said, "Kick the ball, Drew!" It went right in (about 15 inches)! Hooray!! (I'd like to note that the other two children staring at the ball had already scored more than one goal during this game, so it was okay that I singled Drew out to kick it in. I was not playing favorites just merely giving everyone a chance to score!)

Today was the last game and I think Drew had a good time. We'll see if he asks to play again next year. But, I'm happy with how much he enjoyed himself, despite not having a clue what was actually going on. Today on the way to the game Lily was explaining to him that he could kick it away from other children rather than just running around. She tried to stress that he could kick it away from the other team and try to make it in his goal. He just kept arguing with her that, no, he wasn't going to take it from someone. It seems that sweet Drew is trying to be polite out there on the soccer field. I can't argue with that! :)