I have been playing soccer since I was in 5th grade and wouldnt you know it I get asked to coach a 5th and 6th grade soccer team. How did I end up getting asked to coach this team? Basically my girlfriend's brother is apart of the team. So, I figured hey, why not. I figure me and my girlfriend will coach, me making her be the head coach and myself as the assistant. This way I will not be the one dealing with all the parents and what not. I will just be the one making up the plays and working with the kids to become better soccer players.
Well so far, so good. I thought at the beginning of the season that we might not be all that great, but we do have a few good players. The best player probably being my gf's little brother, then we have some players that just need the right teachings to improve skill wise.
To say the least, I am really not the kind of person that would talk to really anywone unless they started the conversation first, let alone be a coach. But all in all, I actually enjoy getting to go out and play some soccer two days a week and try to put what I learned when I played into their minds. Hopefully all goes well from here on out.
Our record right now is 5 wins and 1 loss. I figure that is pretty good for our team, not really being able to get that many practices in before our first games. I think we practiced like one time beofore the first game. We then went to our first tournament and placed 3rd out of eight teams. Which I believe is pretty good, although we could have done better against the team we lost too.
Well, that is about it for now. We have another tournament this weekend and I know it is going to be more competitive than the other, so we picked up an new player to add to the roster. I think he is going to be the second best player on the team and he will be a huge help in playing in this next tournament.
Anyway, we will see how it all turns out. Wish us luck.
