Soccer

Both boys are playing soccer this year. Michael has been playing every fall and is a good player. Spencer has not been playing soccer, or any other sport, because (in Spencer's own words) "I don't like people telling me what to do." I convinced him to try it this year. He agreed, though he had a hard time seeing the point of playing because "I'm already really good at soccer." Great, I like the confidence I thought. After Spencer's first practice (which I did not see because I was at Michael's game), I learned that he did (actually) do very well. When Patrick asked him why he didn't pass the ball more to some of the other players, he responded, "Because none of them are any good." So, maybe too much confidence and in need of some humility and understanding of team work. Not to bolster Spencer's point, but during his first game he scored two of three goals. And he scored the only goal during the scrimmage at his next practice. He has a game this morning. I'm curious to see how it goes.