Simeon the Soccer Man

This year soccer started not how we would have liked it to start. Simeon broke his arm before the season even started, and was not suppose to get his cast off until partway through the season. But after slow healing of the bones, the cast was to come off just days before the season ended.
The 1st weeks of practice he could not participate in the full practice. He could wear his cleats, but not his shinguards. This meant that he could not participate in any contact activities. He was lineman and helped in other ways. He also couldn't play in the games, but he would go and cheer them on.



Then when he got his short arm cast, he was able to wear both his cleats and shinguards, and participate in the full practice.
He played in his 1st game on Oct 4th. He played goalie and defender. We put a sock over his cast to help soften it if it hit someone, and also to keep it dry and clean.
Then on Oct 22nd he got his cast removed. That Sat was his last game of the season. He fell right at the beginning of the game and landed on his right arm. He grabbed it, and a few minutes later we saw him with his shirt pulled up rubbing it. My heart sank-I thought he might have hurt it. After the game when I asked him about it, he told me he kept telling himself "I'll be alright, I'll be alright." It ended up not hurt and he played in alot of the game.



He really likes soccer. This is his 4th season (2 per year) playing, and so far he hasn't had a full season of play. Kindergarten he was sick in the fall and spring, 1st grade we didn't sign him up in the fall, and couldn't get on a team in the spring. This spring we are hoping for an uneventful season and playing in all the games.