the first 2 weeks

Journals are awesome. They came up with great goals for their season, both personal and community, academic and soccer-focused. I love the look of sheer joy and ecstasy they have when they score a goal. It's the same enthusiasm and disbelief that you see when a pro scores. That's the beauty of soccer. It's fun to play and pass on the pitch, and defend and contest and call out for the ball, and amidst all that mayhem it seems that a goal is so impossible. Yet everyone pushes onwards for it, two good passes and then a takeaway. Back on defense, we push the ball out so that the opponents gain a corner kick. Their header almost knocks the ball in. Goal kick for us. We lose possession on the halfway line, and on and on, until all of the sudden there's a breakaway and a goal!