Not much on the cost of money we pay for the class but the value of time that the kids could learn and practice soccer more is valuable for us parents too.

I was not really up to going to the mall where we are almost always going to when we decide to go malling. I wanted to do something else next time. Maybe play soccer, badminton or our old time fave sport of ping pong which we often play as kids with my siblings together with our daddy. I miss playing ping pong or table tennis as some would call it. This game when played with my only brother years ago would often end up like some kind of tennis played on a table.

The boys and I have not played table tennis together yet. If we won’t be playing soccer or badminton then we’d go for table tennis then. And I say, “Let’s play!”

Anyway, at one point I was introduced to it as a sport that one can do. I used to watch a show all about sports that featured this as an elective class and sport in some of the universities in the country. It gave me a different point of view of wrestling as a real sport and not just a show or entertainment on TV.

I even get to remember now as I write this that my high school classmate had friends in college who took part of wrestling as a sport in their school. Most were men but there are a few women too. It was physically challenging and not something I am personally up to. I was too thin then also. Who would have a skinny wrestler? It is actually good to look at wrestling as a sport and not just for entertainment. You may even want to try it out. Let me know!

I am glad that we were able to know about this soccer training here in our city through the site FutbolPH.com. The so-called FIFA Grassroots Pro-Active Course was a great opportunity for our son to enjoy the game and have a chance to have a few hours of FREE training in soccer/football through various soccer coaches in the city. I really hope that there would be more activities such as this in the near future.It is a great initiative to encourage more kids to get to play soccer and to be in sports rather than doing something parents don’t want them to be involved in.

It was fun seeing our lil boy enjoying playing soccer on the field with far more trained kids. He was even excited to see other schoolmates there and was happier to see their coach there too mid morning.

Our lil boy just started playing soccer last summer as part of their summer class. And he tried out for soccer varsity in their school last week and we will definitely enrol him in the elective class. There will be more fun outdoors for him playing soccer at the small open field in their school. At the same time, we look forward to more acitivites we could join in inter-school or city wide soccer activities.

He was even told at one point to stop playing until the injured knee is completely healed yet for the love of basketball, he wants to play still. If he were my child, I’d probably try to convince him to rest more first from playing but sometimes kids want to have their way and some all for the love of basketball.

The little boy’s summer class ended today so we only have soccer class for the rest of the summer and it is not everyday anyway so we can plan a day trip to the island and who knows I will find the guts to ride the ATV. It will be an adventure for me or more of a challenge perhaps. I am sure when the little boy sees it, he will tug at his dad and say “Let’s ride!”

Anyway, we could play soccer with his cousins during weekends or when we have gatherings at my sister’s place. Speaking of soccer, I bet the little boy will love those personalized soccer balls I saw which are customizable including team colors, text, logo and/or photo. We used to buy before a few mini balls too for basketball plus those soft balls that you could squeeze in your hands that looks similar to those mini soccer balls in the picture which I know he will love to have.

This little boy likes sports somehow but not really into the real baseball game though. But I used to see him showing interest in the game when he would see it at the sports channel in the cable tv before. Other than the bat, I may have to find another option of what to give as a birthday gift. I may have to ask my sisters for any other suggestions.