It's an all new soccer game

After a lackluster spring soccer session, I wasn't sure if Joshua wanted to play again or not. It really surprised me when he said yes. We signed him up and waited...

The first email comes, we have a new coach. This is our third soccer session, our third new coach. Coach Cindy was anticipating a work transfer, Coach Alex's daughter is now in the U8 league so he is coaching U8 soccer, Coach Ann is our new coach.

The second email comes, we have all new teammates. Last session, we had 4 kids in preschool, 4 kids in kindergarten. The kindergarten kids, if they are playing again, have moved up to U8, the preschool kids, if they are playing again, have moved to a different practice field located closer to their homes. I wasn't aware of the new field location choice, I just signed up for our regular field.

We haven't received uniforms yet so we may also be a new color. I know we will be a new name.

I wasn't sure what Joshua would think about all the new changes. I talked to him about it before we went to practice and he seemed ok with it. I told him the coach's name, read the list of teammates, he really surprised me by seeming not to care. He was sad that he was no longer playing with Matthew and Ryan though.

Monday night was practice. Joshua is the only kindergartener on the team and the only one who had previously played. I think it really made him feel good that he was older, experienced and a better player than the others. Last season, the older kids on his team really out played him and it hurt his confidence a lot...I think that may be one reason why he moped around so much during the spring session. The coach even told Joshua he was a great player and used him as the example in several of the practice routines.

Maybe all new will not turn out to be all bad....I'll let you know...