This week was the beginning of our new school schedule and our new “normal.” I want the kids to have plenty of opportunities to meet other kids and to learn the same kinds of things other kids are learning. Thankfully, there is a great homeschool group in the town nearby. They have organized a free soccer "camp” every Tuesday afternoon for all ages. They have a coach come to teach them some of the rules and skills of the game (although this past week, he focused more on the older kids while parent volunteers played with the younger ones). They don’t really play a “formal” game, and they aren’t really even expected to practice at home—it’s all non-competitive, just a fun way to learn the game, to get exercise, and socialize with other kids. I love that it gives them a chance to try out the sport and see if it’s something they may be interested in. I also love that it gives them a chance to learn physical education because that is something I would not be able to teach them well at home!
After a time of warming up as a group, the younger kids played some unorganized drills and games: a little tag, a little dribbling the ball around the cones, a little kicking into the net. They learned the right way to kick the ball and how to not use their hands. It was rather comedic at one point when they all took a break and all the little kids were digging in the dirt at the goal and putting it into the cones. We had lost their focus pretty easily!
Look at this concentration! I loved to see him excited about a sport.
Meanwhile, Abigail hung out with me on the sidelines, taking my keys, kicking a ball a little, but mostly causing trouble. Thankfully, in the homeschool world no one minds a little sister getting in the way!
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