World Cup here I come!

 

Ben had his first "Parent and Me" soccer class at the YMCA last Saturday.  It was a great time.  As you can tell in the photograph, he got an official team shirt and everything.  He is #14 for the Lions.  Surprising, I did not get choked up when I grabbed his shirt and put it on him.  I think it all happened too fast and I was still jet lagged.

Anyway, I am not one of those fathers that says, "he's just playing soccer 'for now' or 'to get in shape for football'"  I think soccer is cool, and while I have busted on the MLS for years now, lots of my peeps are huge fans of real soccer or futbol so I am prepared for many years of treks to soccer fields on Saturday mornings.  Ben seemed to enjoy it.  Although he kind of free lanced and just kicked the ball around a lot more than he did at the stations, but I am sure he will improve over time.  And the Head Coach is great with the kids so I think it will be a great experience.

P.S.  That is Field Turf we're playing on, stuff is amazing!