While visiting family in Arizona we had the chance to go to our nephew Branden's soccer game. Cassidy took delight in standing next to her cousin Branden on the sideline, like she was part of the team.
Well this spring, my friend Camille asked if I would like to sign Cassidy up for city soccer to play with her daughter Aly. We decided to wait until fall season(due to unpredictable weather at this time in Colorado) and maybe try out some ballet classes. I found out that ballet classes were already too far into the season in order to participate in the recitals.
So we decided to wait and maybe start classes in the fall.
Then a week later I received an e-mail from my friend Teri that the soccer league she signed her daughter in was short on players and needed more. They were offering a special deal for new players to play for FREE. We decided why not.
It was exciting to go buy her soccer stuff: shin guards, soccer shorts, and her very own pink soccer ball. Cassidy was so excited and we got together with some friends to practice a little bit to get her ready for her 1st game. While we practiced she did very well with dribbling the ball on her own but had to understand this was a "team sport" and needed to give her ball away to others.
Her first dress rehearsal as a soccer player
(wearing her Stellar shirt that we made her)
For the next month and a half, we were going to have Soccer games every Saturday. From 12pm-1pm a soccer practice and then from 1pm-2pm a soccer game. Unfortuantely, due to the weather several weekend games were canceled. But we were assured they were going to have make up games with 2 games in a row (rather than a practice) the following weekends.
Cassidy's 1st game of soccer. Standing next to her friend Tyler
The picture above was the very beginning of Cassidy's soccer career. It was so cute to watch her stand so close to her friend Tyler for comfort.
As you see in the video, she and Tyler (both in red) basically just stood there and didn't move one bit. Within a couple of minutes, she ran over to me and finished the rest of the game on the sidelines as a cheerleader for her team and not as a soccer player. We kept encouraging her to go back out there and play. But she would have no part in that. She just got too overwhelmed.
I can't be too upset, she is only four. And maybe soccer is only fun with mom and dad...and not with 12 kids running in a big crowd after the same ball. But doesn't she look so cute in her soccer uniform?
Superstar #9
Her untucked reversible jersey looking like a dress. Enjoying her goldfish as she cheers for her team. Her teammate Alyssa, that she helps cheer for.
