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Luke has played soccer since he was three years old.
We thought it would be something fun for him to do.
We quickly learned soccer wasn't really his thing.
OK, at 3 it isn't really any child's thing but they are learning.
At 4 he would sit down in the middle of the field or was off picking dandelions.
At the age of 5 we put him on a team with one of his friends.
Big mistake as these two would run around the field holding hands,
trying to do cart wheels and anything else but play soccer.
After that fall season we decided it was time to give soccer a rest.
Luke's dad coached a few times and his dad was really starting to lose his patients.
This fall Luke wanted to play again.
Of course what parent can say no when their child wants to play.
No really big hope for him playing but we signed him up anyway.
Well guess what?
At the age of 6 he has figured out that he can play soccer
and he does it very well.
We quickly learned soccer wasn't really his thing.
OK, at 3 it isn't really any child's thing but they are learning.
At 4 he would sit down in the middle of the field or was off picking dandelions.
At the age of 5 we put him on a team with one of his friends.
Big mistake as these two would run around the field holding hands,
trying to do cart wheels and anything else but play soccer.
After that fall season we decided it was time to give soccer a rest.
Luke's dad coached a few times and his dad was really starting to lose his patients.
This fall Luke wanted to play again.
Of course what parent can say no when their child wants to play.
No really big hope for him playing but we signed him up anyway.
Well guess what?
At the age of 6 he has figured out that he can play soccer
and he does it very well.
My little all star played so well this year and we were so proud of him.I guess this is why they say never give up.
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Good for him for being right in the middle of it all!
That's great! My hubby played soccer his whole life(he's from England) so I'm SURE I'll be a "soccer mom" one day...
what a great lesson you've taught him...
xoxo supah
Great action shot. I'll keep this in mind as T Rex Dad is already thinking about when to start T Rex in soccer.
What a great story! I'm glad he liked it so well this year!!
We have a soccer player too, who runs with the team but won't shoot for the goal, maybe next year!
Thats awesome, go Luke!
My kids always did the same, they loved picking grass instead of playing soccer.
Aw, great post! My oldest son plays and has for 6 seasons. My daughter played 2 seasons and decided she didn't like people (kids) "pushing" her, so she opted out this season, lol.
Great pic!
That's great that he finally loves it! :)
Awesome! Sports are so good for kids, so it's awesome when they get into it! Go Luke!
That's cool for your little guy. When my son played that only season, he also did anything but pay attention. He kept yelling off to the side, "I'm hungry. When's lunch?"
That's my boy.
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