No more bench warming for me. No more cheering from the sidelines.
Today, the coach of my daughter's soccer team put me in at practice as a fullback for a scrimmage then moved me to center forward. The team is made of 11 and 12 year old girls, but they are awesome! I played my hardest and finally scored a goal (set-up perfectly by my girl) on the only other adult playing, Mr. Hotshot Soccer Star dad. He's really, really good and won't take it easy on the girls and especially not on me. Anyway, I'm feeling pretty good because I had him on his knees, pounding his fist in the ground because he got beat by an out of shape soccer mom. He's soooo cocky, so I made sure to be a sore winner.
The good news: The coach wants me to suit up for Saturday's game.
The bad news: I could easily pass for a 12 yr old girl (as long as the refs don't look close enough to see my wrinkles).
Today, the coach of my daughter's soccer team put me in at practice as a fullback for a scrimmage then moved me to center forward. The team is made of 11 and 12 year old girls, but they are awesome! I played my hardest and finally scored a goal (set-up perfectly by my girl) on the only other adult playing, Mr. Hotshot Soccer Star dad. He's really, really good and won't take it easy on the girls and especially not on me. Anyway, I'm feeling pretty good because I had him on his knees, pounding his fist in the ground because he got beat by an out of shape soccer mom. He's soooo cocky, so I made sure to be a sore winner.
The good news: The coach wants me to suit up for Saturday's game.
The bad news: I could easily pass for a 12 yr old girl (as long as the refs don't look close enough to see my wrinkles).