Soccer For Toddlers
Asher and I went to the park this morning to "play soccer" with the other parents and kids from Sarah's moms group.
The event was the brainchild of Oliver, father to one of the toddlers and an avid soccer fan. He showed up in a jersey, soccer shorts and cleats, and spent the first ten minutes trying to get a dozen two-year-olds to line up and kick balls through a goal.
Needless to say, it was like herding cats. The kids all ran off in different directions, fought over the balls, fell down and cried, or just looked at him, blinked, and started talking about the squirrels racing up a nearby tree.
If Oliver weren't so well-meaning, I would have laughed in his face. Instead, I'm writing about him behind his back, I guess... But kudos to him for organizing this. And it was truthfully a lot of fun in the end. Asher got obsessed with scoring goals, and dribbling the ball down the field.
His slide tackle still needs work, though.
Asher and I went to the park this morning to "play soccer" with the other parents and kids from Sarah's moms group.
The event was the brainchild of Oliver, father to one of the toddlers and an avid soccer fan. He showed up in a jersey, soccer shorts and cleats, and spent the first ten minutes trying to get a dozen two-year-olds to line up and kick balls through a goal.
Needless to say, it was like herding cats. The kids all ran off in different directions, fought over the balls, fell down and cried, or just looked at him, blinked, and started talking about the squirrels racing up a nearby tree.
If Oliver weren't so well-meaning, I would have laughed in his face. Instead, I'm writing about him behind his back, I guess... But kudos to him for organizing this. And it was truthfully a lot of fun in the end. Asher got obsessed with scoring goals, and dribbling the ball down the field.
His slide tackle still needs work, though.
Labels: Kids, Park Slope
posted by isaacjosephson at 9:35 PM
1 Comments:
Ditto on the herding cats bit.
I've coached 4 and 5 year olds (K-division soccer). My general observations were that the 4-yr olds were too young and only about the 5 year olds were ready (i.e., those who were in Kindergarten). At that age, soccer is about uniforms and treats.
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