Once again Thomas has something to be proud of in soccer! The previous weekend he scored his first-ever goal in a game, but it was a scrimmage game due to the other team having too few players; he was one of ours that played for the other team to at least not waste the trip to the field.
This week, he scored his first goal in a legitimate game! I wish I’d had the video camera; it was picture-perfect. A teammate had moved the ball down to scoring position, took a shot, and had it deflected. Thomas saw the opportunity, ran in fast, kicked hard, and the ball flew up and into the goal, just wide of the goalie.
It’s hard to describe how excited we were. I was jumping around yelling, he was pumping his fists, and he spent the rest of the game playing his hardest, getting in some good defensive plays and running fast. I was so proud!
A taste of success in soccer is going a long way for Thomas. Since he’s finally getting some involvement in successful plays, he’s getting some more passes and putting more effort into his play, which is paying off with yet more success. It’s a positive vicious circle — would that make it a virtuous circle? Maybe I’ll just fall back on my engineering degree and call it positive feedback.
