Max enjoys playing soccer. Max gets very frustrated that he can’t put the ball where he wants it. We are working on continuing to try hard, even when frustrated. He is barely learning how to turn the ball around, but usually can’t, he ends up kicking it out of bounds.

Today was no different. He was not very interested in running after the ball, and he was usually not near the ball during the game. We talked about how he needs to run after the ball and try to kick it, and to always watch the ball. He was easily distracted.

With about 1 minute left in the game Max was standing away from the ball, far downfield, when one of his teammates kicked the ball and it got past the herd of boys. I yelled to Max to look at the ball, and he reacted perfectly. He dribbled past another defender who took a swipe at the ball but missed and Max did one more dribble (now about 3 feet from the goal) and the ball rolled in. Hooray. Everyone on the team whistled and cheered. He had a big grin on his face. He gave high 5’s to Coach Alberto. There was enough time for another kick off and for the last 30 seconds of the game, he was playing hard, trying to (and sometimes succeeding in) taking the ball away from any player, even his own team. His team, The Red Flies, ended up winning 2-0, even though in the Under-6 division there is no official score.

Below are some pictures from his soccer season. You can click on them for a larger view.

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Coach Alberto giving guidance

Official 2005 Red Flies Photo