Soccer Trophies

Here is team orange receiving their trophies from their awesome coaches, Coach Steve and Coach Gary.

Between the coaches

What a great first soccer season for the twins.  They both did better and better with each game, and ended their last play-off game with a win by one point!

Kacia finally 'got it' on the last game.  Coach Gary -literally - held her hand during practice drills, and said,"Here come the pirates with the ball and our job as scallywags is to take the ball from them, and pass it to each other.  Ready?" This proved so valuable for their last game as I heard from the sidelines, "Kacia, be a scallywag!" Then she knew exactly what to do.  She assisted in 3 goals.

Meanwhile Anakai had lots of support from her orange teammates.  She greatly improved for the last game.  Her teammates would kindly say, "Wrong way Anakai, the other goal."  She even scored a goal!  

They're excited to play soccer next season.  Until then, we'll be practicing being scallywags and pirates.  Go Orange Panthers!

Soccer Practice

Hydrate

Kacia lost her second tooth...

at soccer practice.

Really.

Soccer Season

Twinkies at their first soccer practice.

Here's an enthusiastic Anakai, slightly unsure about what's going on, 

but Coach Steve seems to know just how to coach her!

 We got orange soccer socks!

 We are the orange team.

Kacia's #2 and Anakai's #3.

Mom took these pictures while I was away, thanks mom :)!  Then she recaptured for me, the essence of their very first soccer game.  Here's her story... Coach Steve said neither one of the twins made any technical mistakes. Anakai was absolutely thrilled when she was able to dribble the soccer ball, past so many people, then kick it straight into the goal post, score!  She pumped her arms in the air and even hooted in celebration :)

That's when Coach Steve told Anakai, she just scored a point for the opponent.  "Not this goal post, the o t h e r goal post!" :(

Mom explains there are no goalies at this stage. This game was the first time they actually used the goal posts.  At practice, they stuck to doing ball control drills.  So Anakai did kick a goal.  Not only once... but two more times.  A total of three points, in the wrong goal post.

The next game can only get better!