Reflection: Lower School Soccer Club

Overall, the lower school soccer club was a worthwhile activity, definitely did not waste any of my Saturday afternoons. In all honestly, after i agreed to be part of this, i was afraid to take on the commitment because i was afraid i would do bad. One big problem that I've always had is that it's hard for me to do anything that has no rules or guidelines, and in the soccer club, i was the "coach" i had to take initiative! The truth is, if you have no idea what you're doing, the kids know too! And they will start fooling around, ignoring you, doing their own thing. One thing that i learned to catch their attention is by putting up games, because kids are competitive and they don't like boring drills over and over, they just get bored and lose focus. Knowing the fact that they like competition, i also had to make teams and rules fair, or they would seriously seriously get frustrated and unhappy, and you DO NOT want a crying kid that will hate you SO MUCH. But luckily, when kids hate you, it's only momentarily.
The most enjoying part for me, was seeing kids with good sportsmanship, like little adults, shaking hands after a game, and helping up a fellow opponent, and most of all, watching them play hard on the field, no worries, no nothing, just pure soccer. And thats one thing that i think we, as teenagers and some adults should learn from kids, their innocence and ignorance, because sometimes its just better not worrying or caring so much.
The first few days at the club, i was still struggling how to get these kids attention, but once i got a hang of it, i enjoyed it, and when you really get the hang of it, you suddenly feel like a kid as well, just enjoying every moment, and being carefree. The truth is we will and always be forever young.
Lastly, i finally understand why they say the kids are our future, and potential to make the world a better place because their mind have not been influenced but has the capability to, so we should provide them with good influence and good education and thats what I've learned the most.