"Hey G-bean, do you know what it means to be aggressive?"
"No?!!!" (looking perplexed while fidgeting with her carefully selected hair accessories)
"It means to chase the ball and kick it. Don't be afraid of the other kids. You just have to get in there and kick the ball."
"Okay." (still perplexed)
At this point, we roll up to G-bean's soccer game blasting her theme song. It's a little ditty called "Busta move". You might of heard of it. It's a classic. You better believe we have dance moves to go with it. It always seems to do the trick in pumping up our daughter to run out on the field and and ...that's about it. Don't get me wrong. We are very proud parents. It's just that I have this sports minded husband who was raised with a pack of wolves (3 brothers). Sports are sports. No, he is not one of those psycho fan dads. He is just hoping to stimulate some type of reflex in G-bean. So when the ball rolls in front of her, she might try kicking it. She has great fun running with the other players, but I don't think she knows why they are running. She just giggles and waves back at us as she trots up and down the field. She also makes a delicious grass pie while sitting in the goalie box with her best buddy M. There is more sport in eating half time orange wedges and retrieving the post game treat. (She's truly my daughter).
Game time. As we are walking towards the field, R says "G-bean, do remember what it means to be aggressive?" To which she responds, "Nope".
1 comment:
Wow! I was thinking about posting a soccer blog! Maybe I still will. It may be an addendum to yours. I hear you on the aggressive thing! I has 3 1/2 years on G and she still doesn't quite get it! Its amazing how hard it is to comprehend the idea of get to the ball and kick it! It makes me laugh soooo hard to watch all of these cute little girls run right next to the ball but not kick it! (though there is the token "serious" player on each team that dominates) I love soccer! Its great fun to watch! (as long as its little league)
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