There are a couple things Benjamin has been looking forward to for months: playing soccer and swimming lessons. Although it is a bit out of the way, we chose the YMCA. We ended up just getting a youth membership, which allows Benjamin to get the Member rate on the classes and we can still go into the pool with him during open swim times.
Benjamin attends soccer on Monday afternoons. Monday is the only day I allow him to take a nap in the car - after school, but before soccer. The concept is that the first 30 minutes is a "lesson" and the second 30 minutes is a "game." I put both "lesson" and "game" in quotes, because, after the first meeting, I am not sure either happened. In fact, it was painfully slow to watch. Rene kept sending me text messages that he wished he could be there...I told him that it was hard to watch and maybe in a couple weeks he could come to watch something worth watching. Nonetheless, the small kids looked super cute in their uniforms.
Now, after the third lesson, I realize that although not much is being "taught", somehow I think they are learning...and perhaps next year will be more impressive as a result of participating this year.
I am AMAZED at how aware kids are of winning v losing at this age. I am also AMAZED, that they just expect to go out there and be the best right from the get-go. I continue to have conversations with Benjamin that people that win or get trophies (aka Piston Cups in 4-year old Lightning McQueen world) had to learn, learn, learn, try, try, try, and practice, practice, practice! And even those people don't win all the time. These conversations apply to soccer, swimming, drawing pictures... I was relieved when another mother at the soccer field started this conversation with me, so, we are not the only ones.
Anyway, it continues to be enjoyable to watch...and he does say he is having fun.
Benjamin attends soccer on Monday afternoons. Monday is the only day I allow him to take a nap in the car - after school, but before soccer. The concept is that the first 30 minutes is a "lesson" and the second 30 minutes is a "game." I put both "lesson" and "game" in quotes, because, after the first meeting, I am not sure either happened. In fact, it was painfully slow to watch. Rene kept sending me text messages that he wished he could be there...I told him that it was hard to watch and maybe in a couple weeks he could come to watch something worth watching. Nonetheless, the small kids looked super cute in their uniforms.
Now, after the third lesson, I realize that although not much is being "taught", somehow I think they are learning...and perhaps next year will be more impressive as a result of participating this year.
I am AMAZED at how aware kids are of winning v losing at this age. I am also AMAZED, that they just expect to go out there and be the best right from the get-go. I continue to have conversations with Benjamin that people that win or get trophies (aka Piston Cups in 4-year old Lightning McQueen world) had to learn, learn, learn, try, try, try, and practice, practice, practice! And even those people don't win all the time. These conversations apply to soccer, swimming, drawing pictures... I was relieved when another mother at the soccer field started this conversation with me, so, we are not the only ones.
Anyway, it continues to be enjoyable to watch...and he does say he is having fun.
I see BVB yellow and black on this little guy sometime in the future. Great pictures.
ReplyDeleteGOOOAAAALLLLL!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! He looks like a proffesional!
ReplyDeleteMiss you guys and hope to see you soon!
Mak (aka. Kaela)
That's my boy ;-)
ReplyDeleteWow,
ReplyDeleteer sieht schon so groß aus!
Wo ist denn das Dortmund Trikot (-:
Da kann ich ja noch was von Benjamin lernen .
Julia