First soccer practice
Molly had her first soccer practice this weekend. Now that she's 3, she's old enough to join the Jr. Striker Program.
Coach Mark did a great job with the kids.
One of the first lessons was to stand up quickly when you fall down, though I think the kids enjoyed the falling down more than standing up.
Molly even learned a couple of tricks. She learned to switch feet on the ball, as well as to kick the ball behind herself before turning around (as pictured here).
Here's Molly racing down the field. Go Molly go!
Molly did surprisingly well dribbling the ball. At the beginning, all the kids just kicked their ball and ran after it. Then Coach Mark told them to use small kicks and Molly got the hang of it really quickly.
Molly had a great time at her first soccer practice, and is looking forward to next week when we'll be outside (this week was in the soccer dome). Between playing tennis last week and soccer this week, she's becoming quite an athlete.
It looks like Molly had a great time! I am really sorry we could not join this time. I hope we will be able to do another session.
While I hate to rush Jillian growing up, the stuff that kids can get into at three is so exciting!! Way to go Molly!