4 soccer games, but only pictures of 1

I got out of class early tonight, so I thought I'd post a few soccer pictures!

Joe and I had to "divide and conquer" our soccer weekend. I was on the field with Stefan and Emmi from 8:30 until 2ish (we had team photos, so it was a much longer day). Joe took Joey to his game in Portland.

Since I coach both Emmi & Stefan's team, I can't take photos. I'll have to have Joe do that before the season is over. I can say that they both played awesome! Stefan began the day with 1 goal and many shots on goal. The team actually looked like a team and I was proud and... we won!

Emmi's team played well. Have the team has never played before, so it has been challenging at times. Emmi scored a goal (in fact I think it was the first goal of the game). I was proud. All of the girls worked hard and although we don't officially keep score... the girls won!

On Sunday, Joey had another game and this one was in Warrenton (close to Astoria). This is as far as we travel this fall for him, so I buddied up with another family and we headed out. It was a gorgeous day! Joey commanded the left side of the field (that comment was from his coach). They won 6-0... and, Joey almost scored twice. After the game most of the team headed to Fort Stevens to play on the beach and enjoy the gorgeous day. We had to head back, but we did let the boys enjoy the sad for 40 minutes.


Look at our boy run!

Setting the ball for a corner kick.

The kick... not a great photo of it.

Ooops... that's not Joey, but a boy named Thomas... he's new to the team and he's a good little player!

Do you see him... #9... This was his kick on goal... it missed, he was bummed, but it was pretty close!

Coach Mark, with several team players on the beach. He organized a game of touch football for the boys. They had a blast!

Joey


Joey playing shirtless... he had a great day!

Mt. Hood Soccer Tournament

Joey's team resting and watching a movie between games with Jeep in the middle of them all!

See Stefan? He's working really hard to get the ball away from the other team.

Joey getting set for another corner kick.

See Joey's kick... I need to zoom in on that... so cool!

Joey was chosen as team captain for the game. He chose tails... it was heads.

Stefan guarding a girl.

Joey and Stefan played in the Mt. Hood Soccer tournament in West Linn this last weekend. They played on different teams... Stefan on U9 and Joey on U10. Stefan's team played 4 games and Joey's team played 5 games during the two-days. They both had a grea time. They played hard, cheered each other on, smiled, laughed and made new friends.

Stefan's team played in the final match, however, lost to an incredible team... I think they may have been from Mexico. He earned a 2nd place medal... which he proudly shared with his friends at his regular soccer practice and has worn several times around the house!

Joey's team lost in the semi-finals. Joey had some very good moments during many of the games, but in the end the team was just too tired. They lost their umph. The PDP (Player Development Program) has helped to improve Joey's raw talent this summer. During much of the summer he was asked to practice with the premier team and he did and he looked great doing it. Last week he was asked by the head coach of the premier team to join the team. After much thought and many conversations he has joined the team.

Enjoy the pictures! More to come... I think I have another camera card full of pictures as well :)

Joey's weekend in sports

MORE PHOTOS ADDED... SEE BELOW

Let's be honest... Joey had a very busy sports weekend and LOVED it! A few pictures of his fun:

Basketball game:



Swim Meet:


And a soccer jamboree... I haven't taken those pictures off my camera, but as soon as I do I will post them. He had 4 goals on Saturday. They won the first two game and lost the last game (they were short games). He was very proud, as he should be, as were all of us!


Edited to add soccer photos...

1. Joey attempting a goal... SCORE! (He made it happen... four times.)

2. Joey playing goalie and booting the ball down the field.

3. Joey receiving his medal after the tournament.

4. THUNDER

Last Soccer Game -- for Stefan

Today was Stefan's last game of the season. He had a great game... scored at least 2 goals, maybe more... it was hard for me to tell in the massive down pour! He is finished... which means that I am finished for the season.

Joey had another great game... 3 goals, awesome footwork... he has one more game and a tournament still to play in. Let the rain be on hold!

Bragging Moment

Saturday, both Joey and Stefan had soccer games at 9am. I was bummed that I wouldn't be able to watch Joey play, but I was lucky enough to get to coach Stefan. As I looked across the field, I saw that Joey was in the goalie box... my heart sank. Don't get me wrong, he does a great job as goalie, but it always makes me nervous. Joe walked over after awhile to say that Joey was doing great... one goal went by that he couldn't have stopped and another went by and he was daydreaming... of course we chuckle over our family joke of ... "no lunch for you".

The second half begins and Joey is on the field playing. Joe walks over again and says... Joey has scored 4 goals. No way... he's only been playing for 5 minutes. Stefan's game ends (which was a good game... they boys played well... Stefan had some great shots, but they just weren't going in) I run over to Joey's game to see in score again... of course I begin cheering loudly. Then, he scores again. All in all, he scored 7 times during while only playing half of the game on the field. (One of his goals was called back.) He was elated. He was so proud of himself. But, you know what made me proud... he never gloated, not once. In fact, later as we talked he said... that was awesome... now I need to do that against that "other" team. He was referring to the team that beat us 9-1. Whew... what a game!

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Stefan gets his day

Daddy got some great photos of Stefan during Saturday's game. The team had listening issues, but I still love coaching them!



Not to leave Joey out... Their team was beat, bad... 9-1... ouch! Joey did score the only goal of the game; which was very exciting. I took a ball to the face... major OUCH! I think the boys learned a thing or two about hard work and focus.

Practice shots before the game... MOVE Coach -- I'm trying to take a picture!

Preparing for the throw-in. He did a great job catching his breath and surveying the field.



A much needed water break!

Another Soccer Weekend

Stefan's turn for soccer pics...


It was COLD Friday night!


We managed to get through 5 games (again) between the 3 kids. Everyone played well. Emmi scored 4 or 5 goals, we lost count. She had so much fun. Stefan scored 1 goal with many more attempts and he's learned to pass the ball. A coaches dream. Joey had a great game. He scored a beautiful goal with many more attempts. He also had a great assist. We love to watch the kids play. The best part about this weekend was that we had SUN! No pouring down rain.

Very Rainy

I can not begin to describe the amount of rain that came down Friday night. We had back-to-back soccer games... we were all soaked! Hot showers and pasta felt very good. Saturday we did it all again with all three kids playing. Again, so pics of Stefan... rain, 2 games at the same time and mom as coach does not allow for great picture taking. We'll get him photographed... soon.

Ohhh, Granite guys are here... more later!

Down Came the Rain

The rain has begun in the Pacific Northwest. It nicely stopped for most of Joey's soccer practice and then came down hard for the evening. It is refreshing. I prefer that it rain at night so that our days are stilled filled with plenty of outdoor enjoyment. Stefan and Emmi are already mentally preparing to play their games tonight in the rain. What does that mean for mom? Lots of wet, muddy laundry :)

Soccer Weekend

Soccer finally began this weekend. I'm coaching Stefan's team, the Outlaws. I have 6 little boys on the team. They had a great game. They won 16-1. Stefan scored 10 of the 16 goals. He towers above the others and has really picked up some good skills. These boys really enjoy playing the game. I don't have any pictures of Stefan playing since I was coaching. I'll have Joe takes some next time.

Some of the kids on Joey's team have now played together for three years. They are really starting to get as a unit. In his age bracket, they travel to different local soccer clubs to play. Their first game was in Battle Ground. They won 8-2 and Joey scored 3 of the goals. He has a wicked left foot kick and was able to score from the left side with it. He also helped to set up several goals for his buddies.This is Joey (#9) with a buddy. Joey had just scored and his buddy had helped him out. They had just finished "chest bumping" ... which is not good sportsmanship. We'll put an end to that.

Emmi's first game ended up getting canceled, so her coach ran a quick practice with the girls. She will play this Friday night as well as Saturday morning. Emmi on the left.