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After fighting with Raiden's asthma for almost his entire life, we finally have a doctor that has Raiden's breathing under control. Because of this we decided to have Raiden try soccer...finally.

Raiden seems a bit lost sometimes while he is on the field. He tends to be really good at spectating. The team is co-ed and it is interesting watching Raiden interact with girls. He is having fun and that's the main reason I wanted him to play. He plays forward and defense. He enjoys defense because he likes stopping the other team from scoring. He is good at forward because he is one of the fastest kids on the team but he does not kick the ball hard enough to get past the goalie.

So far his team is 0-1-1. His coaches are originally from Scotland and the coach's dad played for the Scottish national team back in the day. The good thing is that the coaches emphasize playing to have fun and not about winning. The soccer league that plays behind our house is filled with "soccer dads" who act like "hockey dads". We decided against joining that league.

We have 2 games this Saturday one at 9am and the other at 11am. Should be a good time.

Pics to come...