Let's Go Sharks!

At our practice on Wednesday this week, Jacob's soccer team voted on their team name. The choices were pretty funny, including the "bad bears" and the "fire breathing dragons". They all closed their eyes and voted, while the parents watched and chuckled from the sidelines because of course some kids voted for more than one name. Luckily they ended up with the Sharks, which is perfect because their uniforms are grey, black and white.

Thursday evening ended up being our very first soccer game. We were sad that Daddy couldn't be there, but Jacob was excited to get to play. After the first game I have to say that I am even more impressed with Coach Art. He did a great job of helping the boys play the right positions on the field and keeping the game from turning into "bunch ball".

When they got to the field, first the boys warmed up by dribbling their ball around and shooting at the goal.

Jacob was one of the first set of four boys to get to play. Here is Coach telling the boys what they need to do.

I had so much fun watching Jacob play and cheering him on. He did a great job of following the coach's directions. Here he is chasing after the ball, trying to turn it around.

Here is a shot from a little later in the game where the ball came to Jacob...

and he headed down the field with it. Jacob is such a natural runner. He never complained that he was tired, only thirsty! Good thing we brought lots of water!

 Jacob's team did really well at their game. I wasn't really keeping score, but they scored at least three goals. Would you believe that Jacob scored a goal?! I was so proud of him! Here he is right after he kicked it into the goal.

Just look at the smile on this boy's face! He was so excited that he got a goal!

My heart nearly burst with pride when he went back to Coach Art, who gave him a high five! Way to go Jacob!

Jacob was excited for a while after that. At one point I was laughing because he was spinning around in circles on the field. I had to tell him to be sure to pay attention to the game and the ball! What a cute boy!

Jacob had a great time at the game. When it ended he said, "It's over already?!"

I am so glad that we got Jacob into soccer this year. He already loves it and is having a great time running around the field, kicking the ball.