So I was looking around the internet one night, and found a club league of sorts in South-ish Denver, and it wasn't that much more expensive then the rec league - so we signed her up! It was also more appealing that it was Saturday mornings only, whereas the rec league is Friday night practice and Saturday morning game.
So a couple of weeks ago, we took Ellie to her first practice / game. Probably the funniest thing that I have ever seen in my life. Her team is the Hot Pink Flamingos, and she is sooo excited that she gets to wear a pink shirt to soccer every Saturday. We strapped on her mini shinguards (a requirement) and her brand new soccer cleats. The team age ranges from 2-1/2 to almost 4. So Ellie is one of the oldest on her team, and you can really tell the difference in age between the girls.
I think that there are 10 girls on her team total. She could have been placed on a co-ed team, but just luck of the draw she is on an all girl team. We think that it is probably better that she is on an all girl team just due to the physical-ness of boys her age, and that may intimidate her.
Today was team photo day. That was probably the most exciting part so far. Getting all the girls together for the team picture was like hearding cats. Of the 6 girls that actually made it in the picture, 2 of them were crying and wouldn't look at the camera. The pictures are hillarious!
She is doing really really well. As well as you can as a 4 year old playing your first soccer league. She is probably one of the fastest runners on her team, and today she scored 2 goals (in the right goal) at her game! Needless to say, Tom and I are proud parents of our little soccer star! We are all having a fun time going to the games.
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| Soccer Drill |
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| Ellie |
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| Ellie and Tom practicing |
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