Blue Thunder: First Game
While today wasn't the first game for the Blue Thunder, it was the first that Noah and I made it to. (We were wrapping up our vacation in sunny Palm Springs last Saturday.) At this age group, Under 8, the other team's name, the Yellow Hornets, was a bit more descriptive of the game's "swarm" style. By the end of the season the boys will have learned positions and passing, but it's still fun to watch the blob move from side to side early in the season. And even though it's not a score keeping league, the boys are bright enough to figure out that the other team scored once, while we didn't manage to put a ball in the back of the net. Regardless, I think they had as much fun as was possible on this warm day. Now that the field is marked (and we use it for practices) it should be easier to work on spreading out and staying in position during next week's practices.