Spring soccer is officially finished. It was a great season for James. They had some wins and learned from their losses. James learned a lot from his coach, enjoyed playing with his friends and is excited for what's to come. Arsenal announced a new program called Elite Academy. It involves more travel outside of Utah to compete against other clubs. There will also be more training and games overall to help develop the players to be ready for a higher level of soccer. James thought a lot about this change and decided it wasn't right for him. His friends were also feeling the same way. He participated in tryouts last week and turned down an offer from the "A" team/Elite Academy and accepted a spot on the "B" team with Coach Al. We are excited because Al coached his team this last year and it was a great experience.
Lynnlee had a really great experience. She made a lot of new friends. They improved a lot as a team. She has decided to try the next level of soccer which is AA league. She tried out and made a team in Lehi.
Kade has played with his team for two years and hopefully most of them will stick together for this next year. They are moving up to the AA league. They are a force to be reckoned with. They are starting to understand the game better and positions. It has been really fun watching his games. They went undefeated through the spring season.
Taggart has had the same coach for two years. He knows his stuff and Taggart's team improved a lot. There were eight kids on the team but most of the time only five or six kids were there so Taggart got lots of playing time.
Our Saturdays through April and May were filled with back to back soccer and I loved it!
