#SOL20: March 2nd
GOAL!!!!
It happened so fast, yet had been talked about for so long. My daughter had been talking about it for months. Her goal was to score a goal in indoor soccer. She talked about it with certainty, like she knew it was a sure thing. Yet, her team had only scored a single goal all season, and had yet to win a game. But she was determined to score that goal.
And she did.
But... it was not documented on camera (except for the picture of the scoreboard above). Mom fail! I was so busy being a spectator that I forgot to be a documenting spectator. I had to redeem myself, for my memories sake.
Two weeks later, we were at her game again. I didn't even bring my camera this time. I figured I'd catch some video footage this time on my phone. I just periodically started recording here and there so that we'd have some video of her playing with her dad as coach. Then, before I knew it, she scored again! And this time it was on video!!! I was so excited.
When the game ended, I told her "I got your goal on video!!! Way to go!" She looked at me, with some irritation in her expression, and said, "It was more of an assist." I was stumped. An assist? No, the person who kicked it in the goal was her! I told her that, and then she said that the goalie actually knocked it in.
"Ok, well no opposing teammate is ever going to WANT to assist a goal, so you don't need to give them that credit. You got a goal! Two this season! Be proud!"
It turns out, I was wrong and there is a name for it. OWN GOAL. The video shows it might just be one, too. This soccer mom learned a new soccer fact.
And she did.
But... it was not documented on camera (except for the picture of the scoreboard above). Mom fail! I was so busy being a spectator that I forgot to be a documenting spectator. I had to redeem myself, for my memories sake.
Two weeks later, we were at her game again. I didn't even bring my camera this time. I figured I'd catch some video footage this time on my phone. I just periodically started recording here and there so that we'd have some video of her playing with her dad as coach. Then, before I knew it, she scored again! And this time it was on video!!! I was so excited.
When the game ended, I told her "I got your goal on video!!! Way to go!" She looked at me, with some irritation in her expression, and said, "It was more of an assist." I was stumped. An assist? No, the person who kicked it in the goal was her! I told her that, and then she said that the goalie actually knocked it in.
"Ok, well no opposing teammate is ever going to WANT to assist a goal, so you don't need to give them that credit. You got a goal! Two this season! Be proud!"
It turns out, I was wrong and there is a name for it. OWN GOAL. The video shows it might just be one, too. This soccer mom learned a new soccer fact.
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