Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Soccer Season 2009

André and Ariana played soccer from the week of September 21st to November 14th. They practiced twice a week for an hour and played one or two games every Saturday morning. Jeremy and I had to split with the kids to be able to take them to their practices and games. Ariana practiced from 4 to 5 PM close to our house and André 5 to 6 PM about 6 miles from where we live. Naomi complained every time we had to go to soccer because it was cold, windy and sometimes raining (it rained for games but not for practice). Overall it was a good experience for the kids and we had a great time as a family.
André y Ariana jugaron fútbol de la semana del 21 de septiembre al 14 de noviembre. Practicaron dos veces a la semana por una hora y jugaron uno o dos juegos los sábados por la mañana. Jeremy y yo tuvimos que dividirnos con los niños para poder llevarlos a sus practices y juegos. Ariana practicaba de 4 a 5 pm cerca de la casa y André de 5 a 6 pm más o menos 6 millas de donde vivimos. Naomi quejó cada vez que teniamos que llevar a sus hermanos a jugar porque había frío, viento y lluvia (llovió en algunos juegos pero no en practicas). Al final fue una buena experiencia para los niños y la pasamos muy bien como familia.
Going to a game on a rainy day. Cold and windy!
Having snacks during André's game.
Not happy when it's raining and cold :o(
Having fun with the leaves!
Naomi playing with her shadow.
After a Saturday game... a good nap!
ARIANA’S TEAM
Ariana had a good time playing except the times when she got hit with the ball (she cried every time). Unfortunately she didn’t have a good coach. The kids in her team weren’t very good and they lost every single game played. She was sad and disappointed so we had to explain to her that at her age the point was about playing and no winning.
Ariana se divirtió jugando, con excepción de las veces que la golpearon con la pelota (ella lloró cada vez). Desafortunadamente ella no tuvo una buena entrenadora. Los niños en su equipo no eran buenos para jugar y perdieron cada juego que jugaron. Ella estaba triste y desilusionada así que tuvimos que explicarle que a su edad el punto era jugar y no ganar.
Pink socks :o)
Go 12!
ANDRE’S TEAM
André was selected to be the goalie for his team and also played midfielder position. They had a great coach who worked hard with them. All the kids played as a team, listened to the coach and did a great job every game. For the playoffs the game came down to two undefeated teams, the Sounders (André’s team) and the Stars. These two teams played twice during the season and tied both times 2-2 and 1-1. Final game of the playoffs tied again and went into a shootout (each team takes 5 shots at the goal). The Sounders won 4-3. André was Goalie and we were so nervous the whole time!
André fue seleccionado para ser el Portero de su equipo y también jugó la posición de medio campista. Ellos tuvieron un buen entrenador quien trabajó duro con ellos. Todos los niños jugaron como equipo, escucharon a su entrenador e jugaron bien cada vez. En las finales el equipo de André (Sounders) y los Stars jugaron para pelear el primer lugar. Ambos equipos fueron invictos los cuales jugar dos veces durante la temporada y empataron ambos juegos 2-2 y 1-1. En el ultimo juego empataron y tuvieron que ir a penalties (cada equipo toma 5 tiros al gol). Los Sounders ganaron 4-3. André era el Portero y nosotros estuvimos muy nervicios todo el tiempo!
Playing as a midfielder (green shirt) Playoffs - shoot outVictory!
Coach Josh and André holding 1st. place trophy.
Sounders

3 comments:

Kristie said...

yay for Andre! You all must've been so excited! I bet he wants to keep playing soccer huh? Amazing the difference a good coach can make. :)

{Alynn} said...

You are so great to give your kids these wonderful opportunities! Andre is the cutest golie ever, and I LOVE Ana's pink socks! ...Don't even get me started on Izzy chasing her shadow! Adorable!

Donnie and Christina said...

Congrats You guys!! How exciting!!! I can't wait for our kids to do sports! Emma is starting ballet!