Back In the Good Old Days

 

Back before it became all about how good you can be every minute you play, I fell in love with the game of soccer. I remember my first pair of soccer cleats and how excited I was for my first game. We would go to "practice" and play games such as sharks and minnows, lightning, world cup, and master blaster. I mean what kid didn't love going and just messing around the entire time? I know I loved it. It was all about having fun and being with your friends. Yeah so, during the games we looked like we were completely lost, but we were having fun while doing it!



My first jersey! I realized that number 20 will be my first number and last number in my soccer carreer because it's my high school number now!



We were just little babies back then.

I remember all these girls saying that when they grow up they wanted to be professional soccer players. Trust me I was one of those girls. I remember being a ball girl for the high school varsity games thinking all of them were SO big, fast, and amazing at soccer. Now when I see the ball girls that come to the games for us, it feels like it was yesterday. It's weird to think that I was doing the exact same thing, chasing the balls around feeling so cool when you got to throw it back to one of the players. I remembered how much I wanted to look like them when I finally got my chance to play on the high school field.

 



Yes I know it's not me when I was 7, but it was Throwback Thursday so it seems appropriate to include in this blog.

 



Other members of the team joined in for TBT.

 



I think that every parent should allow their kids to try soccer. I know I've thanked my parents for getting me into it because I don't know what other sport I would enjoy more than this one. And on a side note, I would probably be super fat and eat everything all day every day if it were not for soccer. Anyways, I loved it as a kid and I still love today every time I put on my uniform. :)