21 June 2008

Sweetheart's Soccer Camp

Sweetheart is in 2 soccer camps that are over lapping 2 days a week. She is keeping a pretty intense and grueling schedule on Mondays and Wednesdays. Her camp went from 9am to 1pm and it was an intense work out. They only stopped for water breaks and he always had them moving. You definitely got your money's worth. I have seen a huge improvement in her mobility and foot work and this was only a week! I love the coach and I have nothing but praise to the soccer camp that we signed in for. The coach played professional but more importantly he did not just coach the skills of the game but coached many skills for life.

Camp attendees
Sweetheart happened to be the youngest player by two years. She also was the least experienced playing 3 seasons. It was very good for Sweetheart to play with more advanced players but also very hard for her to play with them as well. She felt uneasy and lacked confidence in her abilities and was extremely shy. Her coach was sensitive to this and always always made sure she was OK and pointed out her positives and that she was extremely good for her age and experience. The girls and boys were very helpful to her as well. I appreciated his patience with all of them and his style of coaching. We will definitely look for more camps by this organization.

Mr. Incredible drove her most mornings to her camp and stayed with her and watched from the sidelines. I would meet them at the field a few hours later. I can not express how proud I am of Sweetheart. It was hard for her to not know anyone, and it was hard for her to be the youngest. She did so well. She learned more than soccer skills this week. She learned to be more confident, she learned that she is good, and she learned how to push herself outside her comfort zones. I am so proud of you Sweetheart!! I have such a great love and admiration for you.


This boy's name is Nate. He was usually Sweetheart's partner.

2 comments:

Jan said...

You have the most beautiful family. I love how active they seem and how wonderful they are living life.

Thank you so much for the wonderful comments you shared with me. When I read the one you wrote concerning my sons hair, it was so wonderful to have someone relate personally. It is the heart that matters.

You have a beautiful blog and your photography is outstanding. I could really learn alot from you.

Thanks again for your kind validating words. Have a great weekend with the family. And good job on the soccer skills. Bye. Jan

Devri said...

Sounds like she is becoming a great player. I heart soccer, I heart your famili