And So It Begins!

One day last fall, Chad came home all excited. He had been checking out the BYU Sports Camps and discovered that Cole was going to be old enough to go to soccer camp this summer. It was hard to tell who was more excited about that, Cole or Chad! Then, last week, (after having to hear the two of them talk about it for weeks) it finally happened. Cole attended his first (of many, I'm sure) BYU Sports Camps.
Here is Cole, ready to head out the door for camp. He told me that he had to hold the ball under his arm like that because "That's how the players do it, Mom."
Overall, I think the camp lived up to all of the anticipation. Cole had a great time and learned lots of good things.
He learned how to stretch and warm up.
He learned some ball handling drills.
He learned the different positions on the field.
His favorite position was defender. He never let that goal post that he was assigned to score!! (Ok, we might have a little bit of work ahead to teach him to move away from the goal post a little bit and actually guard a player!)

He learned how to be a good sport and give the other team a cheer.
And, in true 5-year-old fashion, his favorite part of the camp?
The popsicle break, of course!
This was Cole's team. They did pretty well, only losing their first game. Other teams had names like the Cheetahs and the Thunderbolts, but not Cole's team. His team name was... You guessed it, the COUGARS!
Overall, I was very impressed with the camp. The players and coaches did a great job with the kids. They learned a huge number of kids' names in a short amount of time and they were very patient, even with the kids who much preferred to give piggyback rides in the middle of their game. (Thankfully, this was not Cole!)
They also sent them home with lots of cool(?) stuff (junk?)! But Cole and all the other kids thought they had hit the jackpot! I'm pretty sure there are a lot of new young BYU soccer fans out there now!
What lucky sport do we get to attend next year?