One of the ways we’re going crazy is to let the boys play soccer for their school, one of the only ways they participate in school athletics. Adam is on the varsity, but due to his age, Aaron was invited to play both on the varsity and junior varsity. At first Aaron really didn’t want to play at all, but Dad sort of forced him to try a practice, and what do you know: Aaron liked it. Then Aaron balked at playing both varsity and junior varsity, but Dad said they wouldn’t have asked him if they really didn’t need him on junior varsity, and Adam also pitched in, saying Aaron was one of the better players on JV. So we talked Aaron into trying JV, not just varsity.
So, during Aaron’s first game a couple of weeks ago, he scored two goals on the JV team! Now he was interested in playing JV. This week, there was a double header on Monday. They junior varsity played at 4:30, and the varsity played at 5:30. Furthermore, the opposing JV team didn’t have enough players, so they had to borrow members of Aaron’s team. Aaron was a stud: he scored three goals for his team(which in hockey is called a ‘hat trick’). Then, his coaches had mercy and asked him to switch to the opposing team, where Aaron scored yet another goal for his new team mates!
For the varsity game, it was Aaron and Adam’s team that didn’t have enough players, so both teams decided to play one short. Aaron had a couple of almost goals, especially at the end of the game, when he and Adam were both playing forward, and they put together a few strong rushes toward the opposing net, with at least one resulting in a kick that hit the goal post! It was nice seeing them work together in this envirornment, and we’re all glad Aaron joined both teams and is having fun and success.
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So, during Aaron’s first game a couple of weeks ago, he scored two goals on the JV team! Now he was interested in playing JV. This week, there was a double header on Monday. They junior varsity played at 4:30, and the varsity played at 5:30. Furthermore, the opposing JV team didn’t have enough players, so they had to borrow members of Aaron’s team. Aaron was a stud: he scored three goals for his team(which in hockey is called a ‘hat trick’). Then, his coaches had mercy and asked him to switch to the opposing team, where Aaron scored yet another goal for his new team mates!
For the varsity game, it was Aaron and Adam’s team that didn’t have enough players, so both teams decided to play one short. Aaron had a couple of almost goals, especially at the end of the game, when he and Adam were both playing forward, and they put together a few strong rushes toward the opposing net, with at least one resulting in a kick that hit the goal post! It was nice seeing them work together in this envirornment, and we’re all glad Aaron joined both teams and is having fun and success.
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