Soccer Champs

Kiara has loved, loved, loved soccer this year.  In Strongsville you are on the same teams for a year (fall & spring) and then they switch up the teams for the following year.  This spring, she was with the same girls as the fall and had wonderful coaches.  The girls lost the first game of the season and didn't lose a game after.  Starting with 7 year olds, there is a tournament held at the end of the season in the spring.  The tournament began when we were in Florida and Kiara's team won both games when we were gone.  On Sunday morning the team was playing to get into the championship game and they won.  Kiara played awesome and scored 3 goals!  Later that afternoon they played in the championship game and the girls won, 2-1!  They were all really excited and it was fun to be a part of it!

Kiara's Team after the award ceremony.

Kiara waiting to get her award. 

It was interesting for Tom and I to watch how competative parents became about this 7 year old soccer tournament.  I am not saying it wasn't fun to be a part of this winning team and a great experience for Kiara but some of these parents (and kids) were a little over the top.  We realized that in Tom's job - winning and losing is everything.  Winning and losing is a large contributor in where our family lives.  We know the stresses that come from this pressure and have quite a different perspective on Kiara's 7 year old soccer record :)!  We know that she LOVES soccer and has fun playing and being a part of a team.  For us right now that is enough.  Attitude in both winning and losing says a lot about a person (and parents as well :)) and we are sure proud of Kiara in both situations in the sports she plays. I wonder what we will be saying in five years about this topic but I hope we still have the same perspective. Ha - we will see!