Silver Team

Bradley - Fall 2012 Soccer - (Silver Team) - #3

(Front) Coach Jon, SAGE, Orlando, ??, Kennedy, BRADLEY (Back) Elway, Cole, ??, Connor

This was Bradley's first season in soccer.  He played with his friend Sage (#5.) But you couldn't call Sage by her name,  you had to either call her "The Purple One," or "Number 5."  And if you wanted to cheer her on, you had to say, "High Five, Number 5!"  Those were her rules.  She's a pretty fun kid. :) 

Bradley had to ease into soccer.  He just kind of stood there, or walked around for the first game.  Then he started to jog around follow the "bunch."  I bribed him to try and touch the ball.  At first I told him if touched the ball 5 times, he could have a soda.  It was hilarious. Whenever he kicked it, he would look down at his fingers and put another one up.  He was determined to get that soda!  By the 3rd game, he had to touch it 12 times to get the soda, and by the middle of the season finally just wanted to play.

Then, just because I thought it wouldn't happen, I offered to get him TWO sodas if he ever scored a goal.  He had a ballhog on his team named Orlando, and so the chance of him getting the ball to the net before this kid could steal it away, was pretty slim.  Well.  He proved me wrong.  He scored a goal.  He outsmarted Orlando by doing what Orlando would never do.  Bradley kicked the ball into his own goal.  He was so excited!  We cheered him on, and took him to get 2 sodas. Haha!

Charles filled in as coach a couple of games.

Bradley had fun playing and earning a trophy, but he'll be taking a break next season. :)