Kicking Around a Soccer Ball with Anthony and his Cousin Josh

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Fast Break

photo by my sister, Marcina Kreta

The time we spent with family in Washington last week was filled with
lots of sports, mostly baseball (both playing and watching), but Anthony's
love of soccer was not overlooked. One day before the bulk of the family flew in,
we visited the playground at his cousin Josh's elementary school to kick a ball around a bit...

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Basic Instruction

I don't know much about soccer, so can't help him beyond the basics

photo by Marcina Kreta





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Goal?

I got a finger on it, but was it enough? Probably not.

photo by Marcina Kreta





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Penalty Kick




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Practice with Josh

Anthony's cousin Josh is really talented in baseball — he's seven years old, but holds his own playing against twelve-year olds — but he has little experience with soccer, so the play today was a bit lopsided.

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Easy Goal




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Me

wearing one of the seven new pairs of shoes just bought

(since getting even close to my size in Japan is difficult)

photo by Marci Kreta






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Squaring Off





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Shot on Goal

(he scored)

photo by Marcina Kreta

The soccer was fun, but once my brothers came in, there was a lot of baseball (among the kids, the adults, and at the ballpark).

To be continued...