Beans' game was first. The Timberwolves played hard. Beans even hit the ball with his head a couple times. This shot I actually caught just as he was about to hit it.
Tonight's game was against two girl(friends) that were in his class last year. It was pretty cute. I had to leave his game to take Little Man to his field just after halftime, but apparently Beans was the only kid on his team to score a goal! It didn't count due to having an extra player on the team :(, but who cares? He made a goal! I completely forgot about the much loved post-game snack ritual of youth soccer, but he was a trooper and didn't let it phase him.
Next on the schedule, the Winners played! (Yes, Little Man's team is the Winners :D) It was quite the game. The Beats took a lead early and were up 3-0 when the Winners came from behind and won 6-3!
Getting warmed upI hadn't mentioned to Little Man's coach that he's autistic until tonight, but apparently he'd already figured out he was special. :P He had nothing but good to say about my sweetie. Coach Bobby told me he told his wife that he'd never had a player with such heart. "Every time I tell him to do something, he says I'm giving it everything Coach." None of us could ask for more.
Being in self-contained classes, and now homeschooled, I haven't seen him with neurotypical peers in a long time. Tonight's excitement made the difference starkly obvious. Little Man was full of jumping happiness. :) He gave it his all though, I only had to remind him one time to look at the ball, not the ground. When he wasn't playing he was right next to the coach, echoing his directions to the team.
What a great night....now we do it all again tomorrow. :D
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