Today DD played in a 4v4 tournament (4 players on each team) this morning. Her team was basically split into two and each half played separately. The games were 20 minutes long with no halftime and they played four games. DD's team consists of girls in the U8 age group (meaning they are 7 and 8 year olds) and since they're the only U8 girls team, they played the U9 Girls teams (meaning girls that are 8 and 9 years old). DD played well. She was aggressive and she showed intensity. She also made some smart plays, although DH and I weren't sure if she did that on purpose or not. :)
I chose this as my photo of the day because not only does it show the size discrepancy between 7-8 year olds and 8-9 year olds, but it also shows how DD showed no fear in those matchups. DD is probably the youngest and smallest player on her team, but the girls on this particular team were all at least a head taller than her. That didn't stop her, though. Just look at her trying to get that ball away!
DH and I loved how DD really showed that she was learning a lot from her professional coach. Here she's about to take a goal kick and she is telling her team to position themselves down the line (the side of the field) instead of in the middle where she would have to kick the ball in front of the goal. She's learned that she shouldn't kick the ball down the middle or that would risk the other team getting the ball and scoring a goal. We thought it was hilarious that not only did she know this, but she was also instructing her teammates. :)
Today DD played in a 4v4 tournament (4 players on each team) this morning. Her team was basically split into two and each half played separately. The games were 20 minutes long with no halftime and they played four games. DD's team consists of girls in the U8 age group (meaning they are 7 and 8 year olds) and since they're the only U8 girls team, they played the U9 Girls teams (meaning girls that are 8 and 9 years old). DD played well. She was aggressive and she showed intensity. She also made some smart plays, although DH and I weren't sure if she did that on purpose or not. :)
I chose this as my photo of the day because not only does it show the size discrepancy between 7-8 year olds and 8-9 year olds, but it also shows how DD showed no fear in those matchups. DD is probably the youngest and smallest player on her team, but the girls on this particular team were all at least a head taller than her. That didn't stop her, though. Just look at her trying to get that ball away!
DH and I loved how DD really showed that she was learning a lot from her professional coach. Here she's about to take a goal kick and she is telling her team to position themselves down the line (the side of the field) instead of in the middle where she would have to kick the ball in front of the goal. She's learned that she shouldn't kick the ball down the middle or that would risk the other team getting the ball and scoring a goal. We thought it was hilarious that not only did she know this, but she was also instructing her teammates. :)
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