Would you believe that I just wrote up detailed season wrap ups for all the kids on The Sports Page and then... I must have hit some wrong key and all of what I wrote plus a bit of what was on the sports page already was deleted? So I decided to write it up here, since it is the end of season wrap up and I guess that warrants it's own little piece of the home page...
Kate finished up her soccer season with the last game on Halloween. Spooky. Her team ended strong. They scored goals their last few games, and they won one game! So that was finishing strong... Anyway, Kate enjoyed playing defense, and had a great time overall. She likes to play defense because she "doesn't have to dribble the ball" and she can just "boot it upfield". Here is a picture of her team in their finally on a very warm Halloween day, and a picture of Kate in action:
I think her team did well, considering they moved up to a much more competitive league. Most of the kids on her team play for their high school teams. Kate doesn't play for her school team, and she's not sure that she wants that level of commitment to soccer (it would definitely impact her ability to keep up with swimming), but she was able to keep up with everyone. So maybe this is enough soccer for her! She's come a long way from the girl who spent her entire first season glaring at me for "forcing her to play", even though she is the one who wanted to play... Oh well.
Isabel had an exciting year learning how to play Volleyball. She came a long way in her skills! During the first game, she wasn't even close to being able to serve the ball over the net. By the last game, she was able to string together 3 serves in a row! She enjoyed volleyball, but she was surprised that it was a lot harder than she expected. In this picture she was looking at the score. She tended to focus a lot on the score. Her team did win their last match of the season, and so that was great! They ended on a high note. They were especially excited to win- it was their first win of the season!
Steven also enjoyed playing Volleyball this fall. Steven's team dominated the league. They were an all-boy team, the only all-boy team in their league. They competed against Isabel's team, in fact... Most of the matches were very uneven, and the boys won quite easily. All of the girls' teams were so excited when they scored against the boys. Most of the boys were fifth graders and had played volleyball before. Steven was definitely one of the most inexperienced players on his team, but he picked it up quickly. He had lots of fun and always looked forward to practices and games!
I enjoyed the Volleyball games, if only for the fact that they were indoors! It's so nice to not have to worry about the weather! It was hard to watch volleyball though. I did cringe often, I'll admit. After playing the sport for so many years, and then being a referee for a year, it was hard to sit back and just watch the kids play! I got the hang of it eventually.
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