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My sons' shortened soccer season is ending on a good note

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My son's shortened soccer season is ending on a good note.  His soccer season didn't start this year until December 2009 because he decided to try tackle football for the first time this last fall.  Typically he would play club soccer starting in August, and it would go through March.  This year football lasted through Thanksgiving weekend, so December 7th was his first soccer practice.

His first game, with a new club team, and playing U12 as an 11 year old, was on December 12th, and wasn't pretty.  My son only had an opportunity to practice with the team once before that game.  The game started off bad and got nothing but worse.  They ended up losing 1-7, which is an embarassing score at that age.  My son felt bad because he thought he didn't play well.

Their second game wasn't until January 16th, so my son had an opportunity to practice with the team several times, and get comfortable with his role on the team.  They ended up winning that game 4-2 against a team they had lost twice to earlier in the season.  On January 30th, they were winning their game 1-0 with under five minutes left, and they let an easy goal in their net to end up tying that game 1-1 to another team they had lost to before.  They won their next game 2-0, and were gearing up to play in their first tournament since my son started playing with them.

Gilbert Soccer Tournament ChampsThe tournament started out on a Friday night with our team totally dominating the other team throughout the game, and winning 3-0.  The next game on Saturday morning was a game played in the rain, with huge wind gusts, and temperatures probably in the 40's (not something we are typically prepared for in Arizona).  We completely dominated the game, but couldn't get the ball in the net.  My son alone had 4 shots on goal, and our team probably had over 20 shots on goal.  The other team had one shot on goal, and you guessed it, it just happened to sneak by our goalie.  We lost 0-1.  This was our first loss since the very first game my son played in with the team.  However, we were still in the running to play in the championship if we won our next game Sunday morning.  We ended up winning that game 3-1, and made it to the championship game against the team we lost to the game before.  We dominated the championship game just as we had the last time we played them, but the difference was that we scored. We ended up winning 3-1 and won the tournament.

Chandler Soccer Academy ChampsToday we had our second to last league game.  My son has been very frustrated about all the opportunities he has had to score, but hadn't been able to put the ball in the net.  We started the game a little show, and by halftime, we were down 0-1.  About five minutes into the second half, we had a corner kick.  The ball ended up short and took a big bounce that ended up right in front of the goal.  My son was in the right place at the right time and headed the ball into the goal.  His first goal of the season, finally!  We could all breathe a huge sigh of relief.  We ended up coming back in that game and winning 3-1.

So, with one league game remaining, and one final tournament to play, we have been on quite a roll since the first game my son played in.  Since the worst loss for the team this year, we have gone on to win 6, tie 1, and lose 1.  We also took first place in the only tournament we have played in, and my son scored his first goal in a comeback win today.

I just hope the team can finish the season as strong as they have been playing over the past two months.

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Comments (6)

Tim Lorenz
TIM LORENZ - Elite Home Sales Team - Mission Viejo, CA
949 874-2247

I am glad your son was able to be successful and get the goal.

Feb 27, 2010 04:27 PM
Robert Machado
HomePointe Property Management, CRMC - Sacramento, CA
CPM MPM - Property Manager and Property Management

You made soccer exciting!  What a fun season for your son and your whole family!

Feb 27, 2010 05:05 PM
Ron T. Weems Jr.
Weems Property Group | KW North Sound - Bothell, WA
Managing the details one home at a time.

When the kids are successful on the field it helps them to attain success in life. I coach a youth basketball team. The same thing is going on. They are young kids but they are still working hard to learn. Tell your son good luck.

Feb 27, 2010 05:33 PM
Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807
HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ
Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Tim - It is so much fun to watch the boys play at this age.

Robert - Soccer is a lot more exciting than I ever thought it was when I was a kid.

Ron - Thanks for being a volunteer.  Kids these days need positive role models in their lives.

Feb 28, 2010 03:04 AM
Debbie Walsh
SHAHAR Management - Middletown, NY
Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

Congrats on the wins!  I had to re-look at this and the date since we are up to our eyeballs in snow!

Mar 04, 2010 03:41 AM
Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807
HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ
Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Debra - It's been in the 70's all week so far.  We have had some rain that has caused some issues, but we play soccer and baseball year-round here in Arizona.

Mar 04, 2010 05:15 AM