Son D. is in a U4 soccer league for the summer. Basically, all that means is that 6 kids get on a field, crowd around a ball, and attempt to kick it occasionally. They don't keep score. No one wins. No one loses. They are just there to have fun. And the kids do seem to have a lot of fun.
But the parents. They drive me crazy. Some seem to have great plans for their 3-4 year old offspring. They yell from the sidelines, "Kick it Johnny!" "Other direction, Janie" and so on and so on.
First of all, I don't think the kids can even hear their parents yelling. They are running around, having a good time. I'm not sure the parental voices carry.
Second, I suspect the kids already know to "kick it" - that's basically the whole point of soccer, isn't it? Do the parents think they are sharing a new cutting-edge strategic blueprint here?
And I'm supposed to report that son D. scored a "hat trick" in Sunday's game. (i.e. he scored all three of his team's goals--of course, in the game in which no score is technically kept.)
Three goals and NOT ONCE did either his father or I yell "Kick It, D!" Not once.
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I have to admit, when Bitty played soccer last fall, I was one of those parents yelling from the sidelines.
"Hey, Bitty! Stop chasing your friend Kai around the goalpost and go play some soccer!"
Not once in the 8 game season did Bitty ever get near enough to the ball that there would have been any point in yelling 'kick it!' LOL!
That's funny!
Trust me, these parents weren't worried about participation. They wanted their 3 yr old to score a goal. now.
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