Day 6 (1/6/11) - Soccer Star

Today was Ryan's last soccer class with Keith Van Eron's program. (Coach Keith was previously a goalie for the Baltimore Blast.)  We have enrolled Ryan in an indoor soccer program in Westminster for the remainder of the Winter and plan to rejoin Coach Keith's program in the Spring when it's warm enough to play outside.  We're really pleased with the progress Ryan has made since he began taking classes with Coach Keith last Spring.  Not only have his skills improved tremendously, but his confidence has increased as well.  In fact, Coach Keith now frequently asks Ryan to demonstrate various soccer skills for the rest of the class.  And today, when playing mini-scrimmages, Ryan led his team to victory by scoring all 5 of his team's goals.  He was especially excited since his New Year's resolution was to be a better soccer player and kick the ball harder when trying to make a goal.  Here he poses with his trophy that features a soccer player scoring a goal and includes pictures of a soccer ball and Adidas Sambas (the black and white soccer shoes that Ryan wears)!