Soccer Camp
Adam has soccer camp this week at Northside, so every morning from 9 - 10 we go sit in the blazing sun and watch him play!! Monday we got there and the coaches were checking the kids in. As more and more kids were checked in, one of the coaches took all of those kids and made a big circle out on the field. He went around and practiced catching the ball and heading it while everyone else got checked in. Adam joined right in and ended up between two 5th graders!!
When the coach threw Adam the ball he missed it and the kids kind of giggled. They just thought it was cute, but Adam thought they were all laughing at him and he started bawling!
That set the mood for the rest of the day. He cried, yelled, hit, kicked.......you name it, he probably did it!! It was absolutely horrendous. One of the longest hours of my life! When we got home he was in big trouble and we had a nice long talk about what was going to happen the next day, and it was NOTHING like what I had seen that day!! Tuesday we headed back (I'm a glutton for punishment) and he was perfect. He joined right in and did everything the coach asked him to do. He was a totally different kid -- I don't think his coach even recognized him!!! : ) Today my mom came to watch him and again he did a great job! There are only 5 kids in his group, which is made up of 3 and 4 year olds. Trust me, that's all their poor coach could possibly handle!!! Their coach is great. He's already taught them several things and they play lots of games. They get to be pirates and go get treasure. He even had them pick a superhero they wanted to be for one game, although no one could understand what he was asking them to do (parents included). Finally one of the 3 year olds figured out he was saying "superhero". They will probably all have a bit of an English accent by the end of the week!!! Only two more days to go. It's hilarious!
Posted in: on Wednesday, August 01, 2007 at at 12:17 PM
Great job Adam!!!You got treasure?