I had an opportunity to become a soccer mom. The very first time we went to school, I was approached to see if Morwenna wanted to come to girls’
soccer. Practice is on a Friday and
matches on a Saturday, shin pads and cleets required. I was getting nervous (what about our autumn
weekends in the Rockies?) but put it to Morwenna: after all, more than half of
the girls in her year are doing it, so she may want to get involved. She was nervous: competitive soccer starts in
kindergarten here and her skills are limited to the odd kick around at
Hopewater. Could she try out a practice
to see if she enjoyed it? Sorry, no, she
is welcome to watch but has to sign up (and pay up) to practices and matches if
she is going to play. This was turning
into a non-starter.
I was too shy to ask whether it is possible to do it
just for fun. After all, they’ve got to
train up the next Olympic champions.
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By the way, Dan has offered no opportunities for me to
become a soccer mom.
You know, when I was growing up there was no such thing as a Soccer Mom! Crazy.
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't, you might want to check out your local YMCA -- they'll have cheap after-school or weekend sports and activities, and it's for fun rather than for competition.
http://www.ymcabv.org/ymcaweb/index.html
Thanks for the tip off HCC!! Interesting that the soccer mom thing is new. The Y does stuff in the school and looks good: I'm keeping them up my sleeve for a day when I might need childcare. Meanwhile after school, I hang out with the mums while D&M play in the enormous playground, which suits us all just fine!
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