Spring 2012 CMAA Soccer

Addison Patiently Watching Hunter's Practice

On March 29, 2012 the Page Family, packed up its cart with 3 toddler chairs, 2 adult chairs, a bag with snacks and drink, toys, and blankets. At 5pm we headed out the door and down 2 blocks to the neighborhood park where Hunter would be starting his first soccer practice with CMAA.

The last game in the Tournament, playing a team that is moving up next year. 

The season flew by very quickly and I think all the kids had a wonderful time. Since Hunter was new to CMAA he was placed on a new team with children much younger than himself. This will be the only season he will play with them but I think it was a great place to start. His coach is the head of the program and very knowledgeable. As I have said in an earlier post, U6 does not keep score and the games are more about preforming the skills that they learned during their practices. Most of the kids love the pull back, which is when they place their foot on top of the ball and roll the ball out behind them.

Hunter's break a way

High fives at the end of the game, Good Sportsmanship!

I was fortune enough to be able to help the assistant coach in the kids last practice of the spring season when the coach was unable to make it to the practice and emailed about getting help. When Keith got there and I was able to get onto the field it was so much fun. We practiced a bunch of drills and had a scrimmage. I taught 3 kids, one being the assistant coach's daughter and he took the other 4, including Hunter. During the scrimmage we worked on all their moves and of course the beloved pull back. Teaching and encouraging the children was so much fun that I talked to the head coach at the end of the season about coming to coaching classes so that I could help or lead the U4 fall group or assist with U7 if the times work out with our schedule. From childhood, I have loved sports and during middle school and part of high school I played on 2 teams each season, one for the county and a select team. I can only hope to pass on my passion for sport to my children and their teammates.

At the end of the tournament they had drills and fun footwork activities

Practicing shooting goals from a variety of distances

one kick to get threw 3 obstacles.

 On May 19 we had the U6 Soccer-fest. The under 6 year old version of a soccer tournament. Hunter's team, the Tigers played 2 games and then had a drill session. Both teams they played were older and on their last season in U6. So not a very balanced game. However when Hunter was in they seemed to get on a roll and at least not have goal after goal scored on them. This was only the second game that Hunter did not score in but he had a very nice assist. I don't think it was his intention, I am pretty sure if he would have finished up his break a way he would have score himself but the other team got a foot on it at the last second knocking it right in front of the goal to his teammate that was shadowing him and she scored. I am so proud of them both. That particular little girl was with me for the shadowing drill just 2 days before...lol.

Page Family provided snack and drinks for soccer-fest. Hot day with tons of popcilles

 After the game they went onto the drills portion of soccer-fest. Seems like this would have been a great part of practice but I guess they do it at the end of the season as a way to make this day particularly special. They had all different activities here focusing on ball control and foot work.

Each family is responsible for bring snack at the end of each game. Of course we were scheduled of the weekend were they had 3 different points were the kids would need drinks and snack. However if you know me then you know I love to feed people. So at the end of the first game I gave out Popsicle to the team and their siblings and gram crackers. Then at the end of the second game I gave out drinks and fruit snacks. Lastly, we provided more popsicle and drinks, plus the Athletic Association provided cupcakes. For a hot day and only my second time personally being the snack provider ever in my life, I got a tons of thumbs up from everyone.

We warped up the day with patches and tropes. What a fun season!

Patches at the end of each game

Season Ending trope.

2012 Spring U6 CMAA Soccer League!