They’ve learned to not pick up the ball with their hands, amongst other things

Tonight I held the second practice for my girls’ soccer team. They passed the ball to warm up and then scrimmaged and then finished with penalty kicks.

They seemed to be getting it: there were five times as many goals scored during the match this time than last, they wanted to keep playing long past I was ready to go home and there is one girl who is starting to make her name as a goalie.

There were, however, just as many kicks out-of-bounds and rough play that dissolved into screaming matches as last time.

That this is a game and is meant to be fun seems to be the hardest thing for them to get.