Wow! I just pulled up my blog, and I cannot believe that it has been so long since I last blogged. Life has been rather busy, but I am a bit sad that I cannot review the past several months on my blog. I am going to do my best to recommit myself to blogging about our events.
We have just entered soccer and lacrosse season, so there will be lots of sporting events to blog about. Hopefully I will have other things to blog about, as well, but ... at least these sports give me a place a get started as I recommit myself to blogging. Soccer season is starting off a bit rough. The team that we had been on forever dissolved this season, so we have 3 boys from our original team, 2 boys from another dissolved team, and then 7 other boys ... 3 of which have never played soccer before in their lives. Yikes! So, since they boys don't know each other, they have only had 3 practices (none of which have included all 12 team members), and 3 boys don't even know the game, the season has started off a bit rough. The first game we lost a lot to 2. The second game we lost 5-2, I think. So, we are improving a bit. Connor has scored a goal in each game, so he is bugging Blake for his $20.00 ($10/goal).
The first half of today's game was awful. We had no one playing defense. A couple of our forwards were dropping back and trying to play defense part of the time because the defensive players were not staying back in a defensive position. At halftime, the boys sat on the field with the coach. Evidently they talked a lot about defense because they were a different team the second half. The defensive boys were actually back helping Connor (the goalie) defend the goal. It was a great change! Last week, it was Connor alone in the goal with 2-3 boys from the other team on attack. Poor Connor was not able to be the entire defensive line. Today, during the second half, Connor had a lot more help defending his goal, and he only allowed one ball to slip out of his hands and into the net. Way to go Connor! Hopefully next week's game will be better!
Lacrosse, on the other hand, is starting off on top! We won our first game by a landslide against Castle Hills White. Last night, we beat Parish 10-3, I believe. The boys have been on fire! They are passing well, catching more passes, winning face offs, attacking, holding their positions, making shots on goal, and taking control of the game. We are very proud of our Frisco Bears Black team and all that they are accomplishing on the lacrosse field.
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