First Club Game

We had two soccer games today. Alex's game was at 2:30pm in New Braunfels, which is north of San Antonio. Patrick took him to that game and I took Anthony with the little ones to his game at 3:30pm. I took this first picture because I wanted to show how tall Anthony and his teammates are. Most of them have been playing for a few years now and they've all hit their growth spurt. There are even a couple of them who are still in eighth grade and they're still as tall as everyone else.

It was a physical game, as most of them seem to be at this age. Our team came out strong and ended up winning 4-0. Anthony rested his injured hip flexor this weekend by laying on the living room sofa with a heating pad, which seemed to work. He got to start and play most of the game and he played at his normal intensity level. After seeing his high school JV team play, it was refreshing to see how soccer is supposed to be played. The team passed to each other. They spread out so there was someone to pass to. When one person failed to get a goal, there were at least two others in a position to try again. They worked together--it was wonderful.

After the game, most of us gathered at a local Freddy's Custard place for dinner. Anthony and his teammates all sat together, of course. They looked like they really enjoyed each other's company.

Tomorrow it's back to high school soccer practice after school, then club soccer practice right after that. The Varsity game is on Tuesday. We're still hoping that with Anthony back at full strength, he might be picked to suit up for the Varsity game. Wish him luck!