Being a soccer mum

Don't let the blue skies and sunshine fool you.....

It was freezing and we got drenched through at the start of the morning....

Today was the last Saturday in our Soccer season....Round robin day ..lots of short games against all the teams in our league...

I was flying solo today as the soccer dad is still down and out with the nasty flu....and a bout of getting wet through was not a good plan...

So I got to spend the morning with my sister and brother in law as my nephew plays in the same team...

It has been a good season...the boys have improved throughout the weeks and just when they feel like they have gelled as a team it is over for another year...

As much as I love the soccer thing....having Saturdays back and the slow morning start is a welcoming thought...

Do you remember playing a winter sport? I came form a netball family...fairly hard core we were....rain, hail and shine we played...cheered on by our parents and coached by our dad to keep improving ...which only came by training harder and practicing more...At the time I think we thought dad was a hard bargainer....but now I am a parent on the sidelines..I get it...
Especially if we are going to stand in the rain for a few hours.....I know there needs to be fun...but effort is always a good thing to see...

Today sadly soccer dad didn't get to see the game face...the hunger for the ball that I saw today...the one that we have been encouraging all season....

Oh well there is always next year....
so for now I really enjoyed the hot shower on returning home and then curling up in my pj's to finish a riveting book for the afternoon.