Cam the Soccer Star

Cameron started playing soccer a few weeks ago. His team is the Huskies and his jersey number is 8 (Perhaps fortuitous? That was also Cam Neely's number!). The first two weeks were practices and then games started. These pictures were taken at his first game.

Before the game started the team warmed up - here is Cam lined on the black line waiting for stretches to start.

First the stretch up SO HIGH to the ceiling, then they reach down and touch their toes.

Then they stretch both ways and touch their toes.

Race time - waiting on the line for the coach to say go.

They run so fast!

Then they take turns kicking the ball into the goal. Cam really likes this part.

Hi Daddy, I scored a goal!

Then they run around dribbling the ball. Cam practices stopping the ball with his foot.

Time for a talk with the coach. He goes over the rules: "No Hands", "No Pushing", "No Falling on the Ground" and "Stop Running When the Whistle Blows".

The game starts! Here is Cam going after the ball. The child on the orange team is one of his friends from school. They kept stopping during the game and hugging each other.

Cam gets the ball!

Going for the goal!

After scoring a goal, Cam has a dramatic fall. He does not like to pay attention to the "No Falling on the Ground" rule.

After the game is over, Cam's team does a little "Go Huskies!" cheer.

One happy soccer player

Since this game, Cam has had a few others. He really likes them. He especially likes scoring goals, and the snack he gets at the end of each game. The games themselves are chaotic - as organized as they can get with three year olds, I guess. They just run around chasing the ball. There are no positions, no out-of-bounds, no score kept. It has been a fun experience for his first team sport though.