All About Our Girls: Makenna Soccer 2010

Makenna just finished up her first season playing AYSO soccer. She was lucky enough to be placed on a fantastic team... the girls were great, their families are wonderful and the coaches even better. We are so excited that we get to play with the same team again in the spring! Makenna was the youngest kiddo on her team this year and it showed. She learned SO much. She had never played soccer with an actual game plan before. She picked up all the new rules and strategy fairly quickly. She struggled with trying to keep up with her teammates (most of whom were 1-2 years older than her) and as a result seemed to be following the play more often than being a part of it. We worked on changing speeds, but as of right now she's stuck in first gear :) She scored one goal this year, compared to her 4-8 per game last year. I'm sure it will all come with age and maturity. I'm glad her inability to be the top scorer on the team didn't deter her from enjoying the sport. For right now she's just having fun and enjoying the snacks at the end of the game... which is of course her favorite part of soccer :)

One of my favorite plays of the season... Makenna was actually playing defender but was able to break away with the ball and dribble it down the field. She passed it to Emma (the red head running next to her) who scored the goal!

Reaction to the goal she assisted with!

I had to include this picture to show that she actually did run at the games. She always seemed to be so far behind... this picture proves that she can run!

Makenna on the right

I had to include this picture because it's Makenna with her best friend Ana (Makenna's in the middle)

Maya and Maryn were so patient with soccer this season. They sat through a LOT of practices and games. Maya being a precious gem at one of Makenna's games.

Maryn was such a great soccer cheerleader! She even learned the rest of the girls' names on our team and started cheering for them as well! This is on a very windy, sunny day and she wasn't too thrilled about being out there.