We had a few weeks off from Winter Football and Soccer
before Spring Football started.
I thought we would be able to just soak up all our extra gained free time.
But somehow it flew by and sports started right back up again.
However this time Taylee got recruited
to join an ALL GIRLS flag football team
in the same league that Anden plays in!
I was hesitant at first just knowing how crazy our lives get with sports.
But then I quickly remembered:
a) how many times Taylee has asked if she could play football
b) how she's on break from soccer til May tryouts and needed to stay in shape
c) how she could really rock that league with her athleticism
d) how she's always wanted Ryan as her coach too and never has had the chance
e) how hard she works at everything she does
f) how dang cute she would be scoring on those cocky boys! lol
So yep I signed her right on up! :)
And now Ryan has sports Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri and Sat each week!
Which means me and the littles have really gotten used to
living in the stroller...no not the car...but the double stroller!!
Both Anden and Taylee's teams only had 2 wks to practice before the first game.
However Anden's team is the same each season, minus a new QB this season,
which really threw off their momentum.
Taylee's team is brand spanking new.
Literally some of the girls have never played a single sport before.
I had chatted with Taylee when we agreed to her playing
about how they might lose every game and to just have fun.
This is a very competitive league with teams that have been together for years.
She was totally fine with that and just wanted to try something new.
After the first practice, Ryan could see their potential and was adamant
they were going to have a 500 record.
I told him he was crazy and needed to adjust his lofty goals
so that he wouldn't be the one crying on the sidelines! lol
Well these girls are just so hungry to learn and grow.
I could see by the next practice exactly why Ryan had so much faith in them.
Three of the girls are from club soccer.
So we already knew their potential and skill.
Then we recruited a couple others we knew would be great.
They quickly were meshing together
but yet still had no idea about plays, rules, etc, etc. lol
But dang they were cute and innocent!
Taylee's Football Debut!
The Season Kickoff was April 14th.
It started with the National Anthem and then the introduction of the teams through the tunnel!
Then we had our first game!
There actually ended up being enough girls sign up for the league
that the owner split them into 2 teams that first week.
So luckily he scheduled us to play the other girl team for our introductory game!
It was a great game to learn the concepts of football and what all these
weird plays are called! lol
It was also a great game to quickly realize how crazy good Taylee is!!!
Ryan has always told her she was his secret weapon.
But dang she really did SO well!
They pounced all over the other team.
Taylee had 2 touchdowns!!
She was SO cute and innocent and literally did a cheer jump in the endzone
after her first touchdown!
She pointed at me and was beaming with sheer joy! lol love her!
These girls had no idea how the points were adding up!
They thought each time they went into the end zone it was a touchdown,
huh what's an extra point?! lol
I loved them running back to the sideline and asking me what meant what!
Seriously they were just thrilled to be out there playing.
Then the buzzer rang and they realized they won their first game!!
Love Taylee's huge grin running off the field! :)
Then Anden's team played a double header after
and got their poor booties kicked in both games.
Hhhmm definitely a mixed feeling household afterwards.
But Ryan and Taylee were still riding their high of starting the season with a win.
At least Anden has the best Team Poster ever that I forgot to post from March after his last game!!
Stay tuned!
This is going to be an exciting season to say the least!!
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