Busy with soccer

Wow! Things have really been busy the last few weeks. I knew I hadn't posted to my blog in a while, but I didn't realize it had been so long. So much has been going on (mostly soccer) that I haven't had time to catch my breath and collect my thoughts.

Chloe finished the summer soccer program with CVU, although she sat out the last night pouting the entire time. We also found out that CVU runs a recreational program for younger players in the fall. We are going to try to get Chloe on the same team with Virginia in the hope that it will help Chloe enjoy playing in Lynchburg more. Those two really hit it off. Virginia tried to even encourage Chloe to join her on the field twice when Chloe was sitting out at the last session. When Chloe participated she truly got more out of the four week program in Lynchburg than she did the whole spring season in Bedford – Virginia was a bonus. I also now know the guy heading the recreational teams for CVU and he’s a very knowledgeable guy and former player.

I started coaching my U13 team last night. The other U13 coach and I combined teams for the first practice and had them scrimmage most of the time so we could see them play and get acquainted with the players. We also took this time to begin learning their names. We’ll see how many I get right on Wednesday when they will most likely be in different clothes. It went well and I already recognized some areas we need to work on. A big one is going to be fitness, so we’ll probably spend half the next practice on conditioning.

In about a month I’ll be headed off to a coaching course. I’ll be seeking my USSF D level license for soccer coaching. I have to go to Washington DC for two weekends in a row to get it, but luckily I’ll get to stay with Lance and Michele while I’m there. Hopefully we’ll get a chance to hang out a little even though I’m sure the course will wipe me out on Saturday and Sunday of both weekends. It will still be nice to hang out when I’m not in class – instead of being stuck in a hotel alone somewhere. I’m looking forward to it.