Sunday, January 17, 2010

Soccer: Brussels Sports Association (BSA)

Elisabeth decided not to continue with swim lessons this winter. Rich and I felt that it was important for her to play a sport. We found a phenomenal organization, the Brussels Sports Association (BSA). BSA organizes teams with English speaking coaches in a wide range of sports from basketball to football (aka soccer to Americans).

Rich is one of the coaches for Elisabeth's "football" team. Rich picked up Adidas soccer shoes for her this past week while he was in Nuremberg, Germany for work. Just black with white stripes, but very cool for Elisabeth. Elisabeth had a great time at her first practice Sunday afternoon, as did Kate. Not many girls on the team, but Elisabeth held her own. Lots of British accents. Only a handful of Americans on the team.

Kate dressed up in Elisabeth's old soccer clothes and shoes too. Kate and I had a great time on the sidelines. I played goalie while she took shots at the goal. At one point she just started dribbling down the field. Kate is an incredible runner. What a powerhouse!

The sun was shining during practice - all in all exceptional weather for the first day of practice for Brussels. A fun afternoon with the girls.