Nate played in his very first soccer game ever on September 8, 2012. It didn't go all that well. He kicks butt at practice with all the drills, but he was a little apprehensive about getting in there during the game. He tended to stick around the back and edge of the group.
It didn't help that it was a million degrees at 1 pm with no shade anywhere to be found.Fast forward to September 15 and Nate was the team super star! I told Coach Aneel (his coach from his past Saturday morning soccer sessions) about some problem areas he was having and he invited him over and went over the game rules and procedures on paper with him for 45 minutes. That made all the difference in the world!
After the game the coaches and parents were so nice and coming up to me asking, "So Nate Dogg is your son?" and "Nate has such a mental grasp of the game." and "Nate has some excellent footwork." He got in there and took the ball away and turned it around, dribbling down the field. You can imagine how proud I was.
It was so cute to hear coaches and fans cheering on Nate Dogg at the game today. They said you could put any name you want on their jersey, so I did and he loved it! Go Nate Dogg!!!