Is There a World Record for Yellow Cards?

Hello, Yellow Cards.
I think the ref at my son's soccer game was going for some kind of record.


#36 He's My Guy 

He issued yellow cards like Halloween candy to trick-or-treaters.


Eyes on the Ball

There were more yellow cards in this game
 than I've seen in an entire season...
maybe in all my son's seasons combined.



Go Ahead Grab Me...It Just Makes Me Play Harder

The funny thing is,
not to be left out,
my son was carded too.



I Own This Ball Dude

We were stumped as to why.
After the game we asked him...


The Steal

After his team scored,
he went for the ball to bring it back to center field.
He was carded for "Delay of Game."
Go Figure.


Hey, Watch This 

Giving the ref some slack,
the white team was playing pretty rough,
and I do credit him for trying to keep things under control.
But so many cards....?


Lovin' The Shoulder to the Chest

After the game,
#36 said, "Boy, that game was fun."


How Many A's in Your Name?

I am sure the ref
had fun playing with his yellow cards too.

Final Score: 1-1
Standing 4th in the League

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Cool, Crisp and Colorful

Where Did Everyone Go? 

Cool Nights
Crisp Days
Colorful Leaves
and
SOCCER!

 Eye on the Ball

Athletic
Fast
Sportsman
My Son

 The Header

Attack
Height
Jump
The Header 

Dance Moves

Balance
Strength
Coordination
Agility

 Boot It

Cleats
Laces
Kick
The Boot

The Elbow

Elbow
Arm
Aggressive
Shielding 

Defender

Protect
Keeper
Wing
The Defender 

I Have No Idea...

Usually, once per game,
I have a shot like this
where I have no idea what had happened.

I love
that he loves
soccer.
Soccer Mom 

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The Keeper

Sunday was one of those days 

when I was downright proud of my boy. 

He is #36

He plays travel soccer 

but his team does not have a steady goal keeper. 

They have one who plays for home games 

but he is out with a concussion.  

When they need a Goal Keeper 

my son, unfortunately for him, 

is very good at it

and they ask him to fill in. 

He does not love playing Keeper. 

Grumble, grumble  grumble. 

So he usually plays keeper for the first half 

and another player covers the 2nd half. 

On Sunday, they played a very good team 

who previously had beaten them 5-1. 

He manage to pop this ball up and over the net. Amazing.

There is goes over the net!  Whew!

My boy played keeper as usual 

and did not allow one goal 

despite MANY shots on goal. 

The coach asked him 

if he would also play Keeper for the 2nd half. 

He did. 

Our team won 1-0.

He allowed no goals. 

He has turf burn and a bruise 

from being kicked illegally in his side...

for which the kicking player was carded.

 But he can be proud 

he did not allow one goal the entire game. 

 That's him on the ground stopping the ball.

 Those are his cleats in the air. :)

And Mama is proud he stepped up to the plate

 when his team needed him 

and played Keeper the entire game. 

It was worth running around an hour before the game 

to find new soccer gloves for him. 

I am glad I didn't chastise him for only giving me an hours notice.  

:)

His friends showed up in support 

wearing shirts that spelled his name. 

Kudos to my boy. 

I am especially proud of him today.