...are no longer undefeated :( I am so sad to report that after a seemingly perfect season Caleb's team was finally beaten today- the LAST game of the season. The other team was also undefeated...and they were BIG and they were AGGRESSIVE almost to the point of being mean. Yes mean, at age 6! They were talking smack before the first kick off and Caleb talked it right back...couldn't tell exactly what was being said, but involved their no loss season and Caleb fired back with "Oh yeah, neither have we", then held up his hands like "bring it". The other team kicked at our players on purpose, slide tackled (which isn't allowed yet since they're so young, and sent our toughest girl crying to daddy saying the other team was calling her names. The game was pretty heated as both teams really wanted that win. They were good, I will even say they were better, and they had some moves. Their coach motivated them to play quick and caught us flat footed a few times and snuck behind the defense. Then came the "moment"---when the stakes were raised and winning became even more important: their giant (whose birth certificate showing he's really 6 and not 10 I would like to see) kicked so high trying to get the ball that his foot was at our kids eye level, so our coach blew the whistle for a "high kick"- it's a dangerous play that would give us a free kick. The other coach was like "what? He can kick that high." So one of our parents argued with him to which their coach replied "if you're not a coach then shut up and sit down!" He had a few more choice words that made him look like an idiot, then he resumed the game- I guess we were playing by his rules today, not the same rules millions of players have been playing by for YEARS. So unneccesary at any sporting event, but especially in front of 6 year olds. In the end we lost 3-2.
Caleb did score a goal- his BEST goal of all. He was pretty far out and kicked it in the air and it soared into the top right corner of the net- absolutely perfect! I actually jumped up and down and screamed--- I am NOT the type of girl that normally acts like that, but I couldn't help it- I mean, come on, he scored on the mean kids. I always cheer for the kids and yell for Caleb, clap, etc. But this went beyond and just couldn't be held in- one of those "proud moments" you remember forever. His goal gave us 2 points, and they already had their 3---we were crossing our fingers for a tie, and almost got it. Caleb had at least one goal if not 2 in every game this season!!! I already signed him up for this same team for the fall--- and have been asked to help COACH. I'm very excited!
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