A new season of soccer

Crash and the Test Pilot started a new soccer season this past weekend.

I don't have any pictures, because I forgot the camera in my quest to keep us from passing out from heat stroke and keep our fair skins from being burned to a crisp.

It was supposed to be a high of 103 degrees that day.  Each boy had 2 soccer games-one at 10am and one at 12pm.

The 10am game went really well for both boys.  The coaches took frequent water breaks besides quarter/half breaks.  It was a success.

The noon game not so much.  There was such a difference in all the kids playing or not playing in some cases. The temperature was drastically warmer by that point.  So many of the kids were just standing around on all the fields.  Or they would jog to get the ball instead of the sprint they would normally do.  Thankfully, they shortened the noon game so we could all get out of the heat.

Both boys moved up in age divisions this year.  Crash did really well.  I was a little apprehensive about him being in this league, but so far so good.  God blessed us with a great coach that we know personally.  We could not ask for better.  He is still pretty clueless about positions and such but he can run.  So he at least looks like he knows what he is doing.  And he has fun!

The Test Pilot moved to a league where they have goalies and he is so excited.  Remember, he likes being goalie or defender because "they don't have to run so much."  Boy, was he mistaken.  He ran a lot during both games.  Let's just say our defense lacks a little bit (or a lot but who is counting) so he found himself one on one with a striker and the ball many times.  He did really good!  He had a lot of stops and did a lot of sprinting.  It was a good first outing.

Wingman just runs around the field telling anyone he sees that he gets to play soccer when he is 4 years old.

It was a good day after we cooled off.  I will post pictures in their uniforms next game.  Hopefully, with cooler temps by then.