Well, I realized tonight pulling these pictures together that I really do not have a lot of Price playing soccer. I feld like I was always taking his picture but I guess that was because he was playing two sports... I have far more baseball pictures. I do have some prints from a friend who takes beautiful pictures but my scanner is not working. I even somehow missed the posed-put-your-foot-on-a-ball-and-smile picture and he isn't really liking my idea to put on the uniform just to get the picture for our wall. Not that I can't use a picture from another season... yes, green shirts, again!!! I think at this point we have every number between 1-15.
Anyway, Price returned to team Fire this year. This is the eighth season that some of these kids have played together and they have so gelled as a team. The coaches are fantastic, the kids are fun, the parents are great to hang out with... I enjoy every moment of it and sometimes find myself sad knowing it will someday end, even if someday is years away!
This year the coaches had a goal to go undefeated and Price talked about this every week. They did it!! They had a few games that were nail-biters for a quarter or so but typically they pulled it together and won without too much of a battle.
While Price still played defense at times, his main position was midfield. He did great there ~ he could still kick it long and hard but also was able to score, something he had not done last season. He scored several times this season and that was huge for him... as much as I stress how important defense is, I know he enjoys being able to say he scored. He also had a few assists.
Price also was one of the main go-to players for corner kicks and kick-ins and I also thought his footwork improved this year. He still has a way to get others where they need to be without coming across as bossy. But what is most fun to watch is Price's positive attitude... he just has fun with it all.
Next season Price moves up, along with most of his team, to U10, which means goalies and offsides are added in to the mix... a new challenge but I am so looking forward to seeing them play together again!
2 comments:
I'm so glad Price will return to soccer:) I have got to get my soccer post up as well.
Just thought how funny the "firelady" must seem to those that do not know we have oue very own fairlady ;)
Don't forget send me an E-mail of games at the end of the rd so we can watch Price.
oh my! I need spell check.
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