Brenna's First Soccer Game

Oh my!  What a day!  Brenna did fantastic for her first soccer game!  She was very concerned about scoring a goal in the game, even though Jacob and I repeatedly assured her that it was all about trying your best and having fun.  I was praying for just one goal, so she could enjoy things that much more.  Oh, she enjoyed herself alright!  By the end of the game, she had 3 goals and 4 saves on goalie!  We were so Proud!  Her coach began referring to her as "The Beast"!

We have 8 four minute rotations, with a half time thrown in.  We have 7 members of our team.  There are 4 kids in play each rotation, with 3 on the field and 1 at goalie.  One of our little guys decided the crowd was too big and refused to play at all.  Then early in the game, another guy fell down and decided he was done.  So, Brenna ended up playing 6 out of 8 rotations, serving as goalie for one.  By the time fouls and halftime were taken into account, the game ran over an hour.  Brenna was whipped with all that running!  But she did fantastic!  We have her first goal on video.  She did do a celebration dance after her first goal, but unfortunately you won't see that because as soon as the ball went in, the video went to the sky because Jacob was jumping up and down!  Needless to say we were so excited!  By the time she scored the 3rd goal, I thought I might pop!

Here's some shots from the game.  Jacob even came home and put together a video!  We're so proud of our little All-Star!

Waiting for the game to start!

Warm ups

The opening pledge

The opening kick-off

Brenna in action

Brenna as "The Beast" goalie

Hope you enjoy it!  She did great!  And just encase I haven't mentioned it and you can't tell, we're really proud of her!