Soccer Shots: Day 3

Today I found some paper in my purse (actually my gum package!) and wrote down notes while I was listening to Isabel’s coach, Niki instruct the team. BTW, if you notice the number of kids in the class has gone down about 5 or 6 kids. So the class seems to be a bit more manageable for Niki, Stephanie, and the other instructor.

This week they warmed-up while dribbling the ball as different animals and practicing the moves that they have already learned; the pull back move, the jump move, and toe touches. Isabel is really great at toe touches, she did 26 one time and then 31 the next time! Way to go, Squirt!

Listening to Niki tell them about their new move: the popcorn move. The popcorn move is moving the ball between the inside of your feet in tiny pops (like popcorn!) while you straddle the ball. The team also learned that when kicking the ball into the goal, you want to kick it with your laces (on your shoes). So glad we got her new shoes with laces! Now she can learn to kick goals with her laces! Awesome!

Getting ready to play a game; Mr. Fox what time is it?

The kids started on the line and would ask Mr. Fox what time it was. Mr. Fox would say, 4 o’clock and then the kids would have to dribble 4 times toward Mr. Fox. Then stop. Then ask again, Mr. Fox what time is? Mr. Fox would say 5 o’clock and then the kids would dribble 5 times toward Mr. Fox. This would repeat until Mr. Fox answered, “Dinner time!” Then Mr. Fox would chase the kids back to the line while they dribbled as fast as they could to get there before getting tagged by Mr. Fox! The kids really liked playing this game and all of them participated in it.

Practicing their new popcorn move. Isabel dribbled it out from the line then did the new popcorn move before shooting a goal.

She shoots and scores!

More relay playing; going from one goal to the other dribbling. This week Isabel only made three goals. She was kicking it to hard and it kept getting out of her control and at one point she was fighting for her ball with another player.

Pausing really quick so I can get a photo! Look at that cute soccer player!