This is Nathan's very first experience with any kind of a organized sport. We talked about playing soccer and he was really excited about it so we decided to see how he would really like it. The first game was a practice and they had a few drills set up for the kids to practice and learn some soccer skills. We had practiced a little already before so we were so ready and excited. Then we got there and Nathan saw all the kids and balls and was a little unsure at first. The first drill was learning to stop the ball and pass it back to another player. Nathan did great as long as I was right next to him and that was pretty much how the whole practice went. We weren't really surprised. Nathan has always been our cautious one. He also wanted to have nothing to do with the uniforms. The team got theirs that day and all put it on and no persuasion would work for Nathan. It wasn't a big deal because it was only a practice and I think it may have been too many new things at once. He just needed a little encouragement and he eventually got into it and had fun kicking the ball into the goal. It was so cute to see all the little kids kicking or running or doing the 100 step shuffle to get set up to kick the ball. I loved it. We had a lot of fun together. It was really good for Nathan too. It challenged him just a little bit and he ended up having fun too.
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