I bleed Soccer

I have been remiss in posting pictures in general and most especially soccer pictures.

Please accept my deepest apologies.

If you don't care for soccer...well...

Why are we even talking non-sense like that? Everyone LOVES soccer. Plus, the "Spring" Season starts tomorrow. The quotes are because I really don't feel like it is spring. It feels more like the dead of winter, but that wouldn't sound very nice.

This game was a pre-dead of winter game.

It was (I kid you not) actually sunny 2 weeks ago. For like an hour. Way out east. But the point is, we were THERE when it happened. It was awesome. I will let Maria be your guide.

Rule #1: When you are small make your personal space bigger by locking your arm out in front of you. You will probably hit them in the gut every time this way.


If they are not in front of you, go ahead and move that locked arm out to whichever side they are coming from. We will refer to this as the "Stiff Arm" move going forward.

Rule #2: Always make sure you provide your mother with a good action moment right in front of her so she doesn't have to move around during the game. Especially when it is sunny and you know Mom really wants to get some good shots.

Rule #3: Elbow in the kidney, knee in the butt. Works like a charm when the "Stiff Arm" can't be utilized.

(you know we don't actually teach her this stuff, right? Oddly, it comes naturally to her)


Repeat #2 often- your mother loves you.

I hope she is elbowing this girl in the gut, because this red head is kicking my BABY in the ankle. Red heads can be soooo unpredictable.

Rule #4: When running from behind to catch another player, just go ahead and pull them back by the shoulder to slow them down.

Really Maria? Really?




I never understood this break in the law of physics. How can Maria's ankle NOT be broken here?

Rule #5: When you get the chance, go ahead and kick them back in the ankle.

That is all the time we have for today folks. Please come by again for another lesson in "Small Soccer Moves That Make a BIG Difference".