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Will had his first scrimmage on an under 5s soccer team, today. He was so excited, he was fully dressed and ready to go by 6:30AM for his 9:30AM practice. We spent the next few hours bouncing around the house and not eating breakfast.

The soccer league sells jerseys, so we had to buy ours this morning. Its hard to size these guys considering the kids will use these same reversible jerseys for the next few years. We opted for dress-sized and a pair of small shorts. Sylvie was ready to play, too, and the only way I could keep her from throwing a tantrum was to buy her a pair of soccer socks. Will, outfitted in his new jersey and shorts, and Sylvie in her new socks, hit the pitch for some scrimmaging. Under 5s soccer is not exactly soccer. Until the kids are 4.5 or older, they have a hard time with the whole concept of the game. Rules like “no hands”, “each team has its own goal”, “the ball needs to stay within the white lines”, and “players should stay on the pitch” are all beyond these kids. For brief periods, Will was really in the game – kicking, passing, dribbling, scoring in the closest goal… But like the rest of his peers, he spent the majority of the morning on the sidelines begging for food.