Owen has been playing soccer for a while, but never quite the way you might picture when you hear the words "playing soccer." He started at 18 months in a kids' class called Soccer Tots, where they teach kids the basics of soccer skills in a gym/drills style that is more about playing and having fun than anything else.
Last fall he started his first real soccer league, called Small Fry soccer with the local YMCA. Shea was the coach, and Owen had a little friend in the class who had been in Soccer Tots with him, so he had a great time.
It wasn't exactly Owen's finest hour; he tended to stand still or spend time talking to his friend rather than actually trying to kick the ball, but at least he was out there...
So this spring is Owen's 2nd season of Small Fry, and his best soccer friend had to move away over the winter, so he is kind of alone out there. As the relatives who have come to see him could attest, most weeks Owen is NOT the greatest soccer player...
...it isn't a skill problem; it is a not playing problem. ;-P He is actually pretty good at kicking the ball, but he just won't go out there and play.
He does the practice, then refuses to play the game most weeks.
As luck would have it, the week that I finally brought the digital camera with me, Owen actually decided he wanted to play! So, here are the pictures and a video of how great Owen CAN be at soccer, when he wants to. ;-P
