Jake Starts Soccer

Since we moved to Springville and didn’t find out about soccer sign ups until is was too late this fall, we signed Jake up for indoor soccer this winter. He has had a lot of fun! The first time we signed him up for soccer in Provo he was not really interested. However, this past fall when we told him that he could do swim lessons instead he insisted on doing soccer. We were a little worried at first that he still would not get out and play much but he quickly helped those worries disappear.

Yesterday we learned the trick to get him to focus more on the ball instead of focusing on talking to the other kids and coaches. Emily started telling him, “Jake! Go steal the ball.” Instantly Jake would take off and try to get the ball. At times he couldn’t figure out why the other kids wouldn’t let him steal the ball. We had to tell him that they don’t want him to steal the ball but that he should do it anyways. Now the fun part is teaching him when stealing is appropriate.

Jake has had two games so far and both have resulted in wins. They don’t really keep score but as I told Emily, dads are really good at keeping score. It’s what dads are good for. I don’t know if she believed me but at yesterday’s game I heard other dads from Jake’s team talk about the score from the last game and how the team won.

It has definitely been a lot of fun to see Jake get into soccer. I hope you all enjoy the pictures that are included in this post!