To help get him ready for "clump ball"* LK went and got him a ball and they spent time on Saturday practicing kicking and scoring into an old soccer net the previous owners left with the house.
Today ISH asked if I wanted to come and practice. My job was to try and kick it into the net because, he explained, he enjoyed being goalie best.
But, every time I kicked it towards him he'd shreeeeeeeek and fall to the ground.
"ISH," I said as kindly and as supportive as I could, "I don't think the job of the goalie to scream and fall to the ground every time the ball comes near him."
"Oh," ISH stated rather of mater-of-factly, "apparently it is."
This coach is going to have his work cut out for him that's for sure.
*for all you non-children homes out there clump ball is the act of small children clumping around a soccer ball and following it around the field instead of playing actual positions. For example
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I am very familiar with clump ball. In fact, the first time I saw a pro soccer game, I was shocked by how exciting soccer could actually be.
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