Last day

For my last and final day, it was very upsetting.  I showed up to the field and I wasn’t so sure if I had the time to keep volunteering there, but I want to.  It was very difficult for me though.  I got attached to these little girls so easily.  Anyway, we started on with the usually passing drill warm up, and everything was all fun and good.  Girls would show up late and coach would get annoyed very easily, which kept me entertained.  After a good warm up, stretch, and run the girl went to go get water. 

After the girls go there water, I set up two lines of cones.  I decided that we were going to have a little competition.  I divided the girls into two teams.  They went through the obstacle two times each and had to only use the outsides of their feet to start off.  It was a challenge for some of the girls, and a lot would get side tracked easily.  They would go out of there lines and talk to each other and not focus on the drill and the fact that it was a competition.  I told them to try and cheer on their own teams and they started to listen more.  It was difficult cause coach Mark was off busy with another girl who came late and I was in charge.  And I’m not the coach so the girls didn’t think they really had to listen to me.  I would say that was the difficult part of helping out with that team.

Relays and obstacles like that were the main parts of the practice for today.  I will say though I really miss those girls already, I wish I could stay around more but it is difficult juggling that, school, and my own soccer team.  It was a good experience though to work with the generation below me to see little of what they’re like, and connect with them.  I made some new friends too, so that was nice.  They wanted me to be more than just their coach; they wanted to know about my personal life and everything.  It was a fun experience though and I’m glad I volunteered there for my project I will most likely be going back to do more.

Last day with all of the girls.