We went to the annual Golf banquet a couple of weeks ago, and the kids got their trophies with their various accomplishments engraved on them.
They both had their share of successes on the golf course, including a couple of tournament wins. Ben also got a medal for being on one of the the Ryder Cup teams.
And there was anotehr surprise for Ben — he won the Club stroke championship for his age group and got his name on a plaque that will hang in the hallway just outside the pro shop.
Bright noontime sun for Kate’s game but somehow the glare was manageable this time. I’m not quite sure what the difference was. Maybe more of the action was turned towards me? Shrug. Ben got to volunteer as an assistant referee for the game (which is why the first picture is of him) and since he didn’t get paid, it counts towards his community service hours. One funny incident happened when the center ref brought Ben and the parent volunteer from the other team together to discuss how he liked to run his games. He told the ARs to stay with the second to last defender and the adult turned to Ben and asked condescendingly, “Do you know what he means by that?” Ben was much too polite and just nodded yes. I told him the next time he needs to say, “Yes, I’m a Grade 8 referee and I am certified to center this game. Do you understand?”
I was only able to go to the first half of Ben’s game since I had to take Kate to swim practice. The Titans lost 0-1 on a corner kick but at least it was a good game! I had a hard time getting into a rhythm for a couple of reasons. I was on the half with the AR running in front of me but couldn’t switch because then I would be shooting into the sun. Kate kept a running conversation the whole time I was there. And there were two moms from the other team directly to my left who were quite enthusiastic in their support. Plus the game started off with about 5 throw-ins in the first few minutes so there was no flow.
Ben had a game yesterday that was a make-up of a rainout from last week. It was mid-morning, which was a good thing given that it poured the rest of the afternoon. The field they played on was one of those multi-purpose fields so there was a crazy mish-mash of markings. Football, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, maybe even short-sided soccer. It was a nice big field for the boys, giving them a lot of space to work. So many of the fields they play on are barely large enough to qualify for a full-sided game so it was nice to see what good soccer they are capable of when given the space.
