soccer star

I might be the next big soccer star but for now Jack is the man of the hour. Jack was at the Brit-Am Soccer Academy camp all week last week and he had a total blast. When we first got there, I was a little worried for him - it was Jack with a whole crowd of big kids. The camp was for kids 4-11 but there were only two kids who were 4: Jack and Oram. The two 4-year olds were in a group of kids aged 4-7 and let me tell you, Jack was great. He earned himself the nickname "Mr. Intensity" from the coaches because he was such a fierce competitor on the field. Kicking, dribbling, shooting, and running - even when they played an all-camp cowboys and indians game, Jack was totally keeping pace running with the older kids. A real highlight of the week was that on the third day of camp, they had a camp-wide uniform contest. Kids were supposed to wear the uniforms of the teams they play on and then everyone voted for best dressed. Since Jack doesn't play on a team yet, he wore his Puma outfit, telling everyone he played for Team Puma. After some serious schmoozing with the 10 and 11 year old girls, Jack got their votes and won the contest! Add that to my list of things to learn from my big brother: soccer skills, how to dress, and how to work the crowd. Perhaps needless to say, Jack left camp as the most popular kid around and I left as the most popular baby brother. (A big thanks to Aunt Jo for buying us the award-winning outfit!)