Soccer Rejection

Well, it has been two weeks since number one son has played soccer, try as we might to get him there. Aparently he has been a bit dejected starting off on the bench, then copping some rather severe floggings (but nothing like the local footy teams.............), which hit his confidence. We also had to see him stripped of his confidence by one of his own team members when he was asked to take a free kick, and they yelled out, from the bench, to let someone else take it as he can't kick. All this after the coach had asked him to take it..........

We had a very ferrel child that night, who threw all his soccer gear down the hallway, refused to train, and called everyone on his team gay (the new trend put down.......). I was actually a bit relieved with that last bit - it could have been a whole lot worse!!!

The next game was at home, and said ferrel child had agreed to play - up until bedtime..... Ok.....
So, we spent the whole next day on the couch, grumpy, watching tv and dvd's, and generally being repulsive...

It was agreed that if he was to play again the coach would need to be informed, and he could give him a pep talk. If he didn't choose to play again after that, then at least everyone knew what was going on. This in itself was upsetting for us, as we have a senior player watching him play, who also wants him to play in the thirds and develop his skills. We are totally chuffed, but glad that won't be happening just yet - he's only a skinny little tacker who would get squished.... Maybe he can just train with them later on.............

So, tonight the coach calls in for the pep talk, and is sent on to the "Salami Making Shed", where number one son was assisting his cousin and Blokey Man with male support.... A positive outcome has now been achieved, with his acceptance that he gets too emotional in the games, and needs to be more pro-active. Perhaps the coach will give him a try in the front of the pitch to lift his confidence a bit? We'll find out tomorrow I guess. At least he's keen, so we'll see how we go.

And i thought we were going to get a sleep in................. We'll be up at 6am to be off by 7am. Why they had to put U16's on the first game after starting the previous year at 10.30 is beyond me..... Ahhhhhhhh, the joys.

So, tomorrow we will see how number one son goes, and try all we might to build up his confidence. The rest, I guess, is up to him.....................