Gavin's First Soccer Game

Gavin had a tough jump this year in soccer, as he was supposed to jump up into U9 and potentially what they call Academy Select for the Broomfield Soccer Club.  Unfortunately, USA Soccer changed the guidance on how the age groups are determined and they realigned the age groups with school year rather than calendar year.  This meant that anyone with a September through December birthday had to move up two age groups rather than the normal one in the fall.  Gavin moved up to U10 soccer and had to tryout against kids that had already played a year in Academy Select.  Predictably, the competition was a bit much and so here he is in U10 Academy.  We are proud of him and his efforts in playing.  He still gets to play with a few of the kids he has played with in the past and is having fun.

This is the start of the first game of the season for Fall 2016.  It's still 7 v 7 but next year will go to 9 v 9.  He was starting as a center midfielder.  Gavin didn't score any goals but was aggressive and had a great time.  I love seeing him get out there and try his best.