New neighborhood, new school, new address, new soccer club!
This fall, Elizabeth joined up with the Littleton Soccer Club. We played last year for Englewood Youth Soccer. While we liked our coach and the kids, we found that the league was unorganized and we were eager to get Elizabeth onto a team that was close to home.
Elizabeth plays for the U7 Sharks! The team consists of seven other girls that all played on the same team last year and most of which attend the same Elementary school. We were concerned that Elizabeth would be left out but Coach Jasper has done a wonderful job of fitting Elizabeth right in with the crowd.
Our first game was last Saturday!
It was a VERY hot day for September.
We weren't entirely sure of how Elizabeth would fair in this new, slightly more competitive league. We picked up the new, fancy uniforms (compared to last year's cotton t-shirts) and a new soccer ball. I know that Elizabeth was very nervous about playing in her first game, but she quickly warmed up (literally and figuratively)!
Here are some snapshots of her performance!
Elizabeth is likely the fastest girl on the team--and I'm not just biased!
This league is certainly going to challenge Elizabeth more this year. She would score at least two goals each game when she played for Englewood and she wasn't able to get one last weekend. I think that it's good for her to learn a little more about competition and the rules and camaraderie of team sports. We look forward to watching her grow this fall.
GOOD WORK ELIZABETH, YOU'VE GOT THE RIGHT STUFF!
Way to go Elizabeth! I played soccer all the way from first grade through college and I loved it. It's a lot of hard work, but so much fun. You look super fast!
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