Mom Learns Lesson from Soccer

ok Here's the deal. The boys are in soccer. son #1 moved up to a traveling team with older kids this year due to his playing and grade level. Now I know the coaching is done by volunteers but I am under the"if you're gonna volunteer do it right" school. They started out pretty well, as this has been a learning experience for all of us. We've never traveled for sports before. :)

They are suppose to be working on and learning new skills such as dribbling the ball, making goals, passing etc.... Well our team started out doing that the first week or two then stopped. Nothing but scrimmaging. I felt like i was paying for recess becuase even the scrimaging wasn't really all that directed. This is among other issues like trash talk on the field that was blown off as "boys will be boys" Not if you raise them otherwise mamas!

I was tempted to call the head of the soccer leauge at that time but decided otherwise because we didn't think there was anything we could have done. We thought we were the only boys teams at our level. WRONG!!!

I called yesterday to just express my concerns and see if there were in fact another team at our level. There is and we could have had dear son moved to it, if I had called sooner! He wouldn't have lost the skills he had and would have, most likely, gained more. We now have the name of the other coach at this level, as ds will be here for another year or two due to age and size. We will be requesting coach B when we fill out the paperwork next year.

Don't procrastinate, Don't think there is nothing that can be done and most of all Don't settle!!

You never know if you don't ask!