Fall Soccer

My boys love playing soccer.  Benjamin was thrilled to be on a team with a lot of the same kids again that he had on his team last spring.  Daniel only knew one other kid on his soccer team this fall, but he was up for the challenge of making a bunch of new friends.  Benjamin's team had an undefeated season.  Technically, they don't even keep score in the first grade league, but his coaches were really nice and bought small trophies for all of the boys at the end of the season.  Daniel's team had some wins, some losses, and some ties.  But through it all, they played well together and had good attitudes.  In his league, they gave out awards for the championship team as well as the good sportsmanship award.  The good sportsmanship award was determined by the referees.  They said Daniel's team won it by a landslide.  I guess I shouldn't be surprised when there were parents and coaches from Daniel's team thanking the referees after every game.  And let's not forget Daniel apologizing profusely for fouling another player.  Oh, and in the final game, Daniel's team all stopped playing to help up a boy from the opposing team who was injured, only to have someone from the other team dribble past all of them to score.  It is really fun to see your team win games.  But it's also nice to see the boys enjoying the game and being respectful of each other.