Football

The season for football has just started and Ryan had his first training and game today. It meant to be last year but for some unforeseen circumstances, we weren't able to register him. He was a bit disappointed but luckily he was over it quite quickly and was happy for us to register him this year instead. He is with the Howick and Pakuranga football club called Fencibles and his team is West Ham.

It was quite an experience for both of us. He was really excited about it but he was a bit unsure this morning as the weather wasn't the greatest. Unlike a lot of kids, my boy doesn't like playing in the rain nor does he like getting dirty.

He complained as soon as he stepped on the grass. It was raining before and the ground was wet and he said his shoes were getting dirty.

The session last for an hour. They will be training for the first 30 minutes and playing against another team in the last 30 minutes. He was given a white ball but he wanted the green one as they don't look dirty. He wasn't a happy chap when he had to pick the ball up as it got his hands wet and dirty. 20 minutes into training, he came to me and asked how long has it got to go. Then it started to rain. He came up to me again and said that he's getting wet and he didn't like it. I told him to go back to his team. He came back soon after and said that he was sick and needed to go home. All these before the game even started!!!

The game finally started and he enjoyed himself better then but there were times that we saw him standing around looking for us or just looking at another game instead of concentrating on his game. His last complains ware there was dirt on his shorts, someone kicked him at the of his leg and someone else kicked sand into his mouth.

Overall, we thought he did pretty well (minus all the complaints) for his first game. He kicked the ball a few times and defended it against the other team.

Albeit all his complaining, he did have fun and he wants to go back. Hopefully this will toughen him up and it's good for him to learn to be in a team.

As for me, I do have a few complaints of my own. It was too early in the morning for me and I had to stand around for an hour. Plus it was wet and cold. But now that I have been to one session, I will be more prepare next time.