Soccer Mommy Do-It-All

Well, it’s that time of year again. The air is getting cooler and crisper, the green will soon fade to bronze and the holiday ambiance will saturate the atmosphere. For some of us, it takes on another meaning. For me, at this time, it means soccer. Now, I’m not saying I’m an experienced, veteran soccer mom. Ty is only four years old and it will only be my second year watching him run aimlessly around the field. But, it is my fear THAT is what I’ll be doing for a second year in a row…. Watch him run AIMLESSLY around the field. Luckily, I’m a pretty easy going Mommy. He is only four after all. I find it mildly amusing when he comes over to me in the middle of the game pulling his pants down, with everyone watching, because he has to pee. It’s also pretty funny when he’s standing waving at his family on the sidelines at one end of the field while the game is somewhat continuing on the other end of the field. Some of you may have noticed I said “somewhat continuing”. I say that because Ty is not the ONLY four year old on the field. There are others, like him, who thinks that soccer means running around pointlessly from one end of the field to the other while waving and MAYBE kicking the ball if it happens to roll past you. I love those kids. Sometimes those kids manage to make my kid look good if he just HAPPENS to be paying attention. There are even those kids that are more mature four year olds, and they have control of the black and white ball for, well, pretty much the entire game. They actually hold the whole game upon their own shoulders, because they are the ONLY ones that are scoring goals. It’s going to be SO much fun and I am truly looking forward to seeing if my little guy has matured somewhat as a team player. I can’t wait for the first practices and even the games to follow…

BUT THERE IS ALWAYS ONE IN EVERY CROWD ….

What I do NOT look forward to is “That Parent”. You and I both know they will be there. Acting ridiculously, running on the field to scream and scold their child for not playing up to their standards, and giving you horrible looks for letting your child act foolishly on the field. Yes people, those parents do exist even in the world of four year old soccer. I sincerely believe that there should be a screening for parents at soccer sign ups just to rule out the fanatic parents, and that they should all be put on one team, just to make sure my rambunctious and silly four year old does not ruin their perfect and soldier-like child’s game. I have many years ahead of me to make sure that Ty acts his age on the field. And for now, with his sideline bathroom trips and his waving frantically at his Mommy and Daddy, I feel he is acting perfectly appropriate for his four year old soccer team. These are the moments we will look back on and smile at for years to come. These are the years when they are carefree of whatever other people think and they have the courage to just be silly, and I love every minute of it!! Cheers to you Soccer Mommy’s of younger children and older kids!! Let’s make sure they enjoy every minute of it! And when they wave to you on the field… always smile and wave back!!