Jaxton played on his first real soccer league this spring. It was with the Leo Jr. Soccer League and he was on the purple team. He was on the same team as two of his friends, Coby and Kye Stump, which was a lot of fun. The ages on the team went from Pre-K all the way through 1st grade, so some kids on the team were almost 8 years old! And Jaxton is only 5, so you can imagine the difference in ability and maturity amongst the team. He struggled a little bit at first because he was the very youngest as well as the smallest player, and he compared himself to the bigger kids. That was a challenge. We explained to him that because he is the youngest, by the time he is almost 8 years old, he will be so talented and skilled in soccer that he will be the best on the team. He understood that and after the first couple weeks, he decided to just go out have a good time. And he did! He loved it! He loved being a part of a team and being with one of his very best friends Kye. He and Kye actually probably enjoyed sitting on the bench together playing around while they waited for their turn to play. For his first real soccer league experience, he really enjoyed it, and he says that soccer is his favorite sport!
His coach was Coach Sam Stratman, a great coach that gave lots of encouragement and praise to Jaxton to make him feel so needed and special as part of the team!
Jaxton with his two friends, Kye and Coby Stump, holding their trophies at the end of the season.
Jaxton and Kye sitting on the bench, enjoying their ice cold water and playing around while waiting their turn.
Jaxton on the move during one of his games. They had a 20 minute practice followed by a 40 minute game against another color team.
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