My soccer player Kai ... all of 6 years old. He will turn 7 soon and is playing U8 this season. It is interesting noting the differences between my children. Rick (12) has always 'wanted the ball', or in his case, the puck. He strives for it, wants it on his stick, wants to score. As I was watching Kai this morning, I was thinking he might be the prototypical midfielder in soccer (in all honesty I do not know soccer that well); he doesn't seem to have any desire to score, to go to the ball, carry it up, and score. He is happy in midfield, waiting for the ball, and upon receiving it does a move or two and passes it up. A ringer he is not, but he actually does seem to have some skill.
I sit on the sidelines urging him on, and soon find out he does not appreciate. He wants me to watch, but to be quiet at the same time.
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