Taking It Up a Notch

Until recently, I'd never even heard the term 'club soccer'. Basically, it means you belong to a soccer 'club': an organization with several soccer teams that play teams from other clubs. You must try out and the play is competitive, complete with rankings and (occasionally) swinging elbows.

Charlotte is the smallest one on her team, but surprisingly, one of the fastest. She plays 'center midfield', which means she runs up and down the field a whole lot, playing some of both offense and defense. Midfielders generally don't get the glory that forwards do -- but as I keep reminding her, David Beckham plays midfield.

Club soccer is a larger commitment as well. There are hour and a half practices twice a week, with games or tournaments almost every Saturday, year round.

But she loves it. These are her kind of girls -- athletic, energetic, and physical. (As opposed to most of the girls at school, whose main interest is fashion.) And she never complains about soccer practice (in stark contrast to violin practice!)












Photos courtesy of Min Mar

I am apparently a perfect example of the cliche 'soccer mom', because I actually enjoy going to all those games and practices!