So; the title can be taken in two different lights. I’ll go with the lighter-light and say that “SCORE… Indoor Sports” is the name of the organization that I’ve signed my kids up with in order to expose them to the wonderful world of fútbol. Alexander really likes American Football, but I’m really trying hard to keep him away from that sport.  Till this very day I’m being plagued with a football-injury to my neck. Plus, I’m Jamaican, what other sports, besides Cricket, should the kids play!?

American Football

For Alex his love of American Football started with Madden NFL 2005 on the original Xbox system.  I think he really likes the gear (helmet, shoulder pads, etc). For a four-year-old he’s a pretty sore loser so we didn’t play a lot of exhibition games. For some reason Alex liked Madden NFL 2002 and we’d constantly (siliently) fight over 2002 vs. 2005. Finally; he saw it my way and chose 2005.  That game would eventually be trumped by an unlikely candidate – Sega’s NFL 2K2. It was clearly not up to Madden’s quality, but Alex loved the sound effects. All the grunting and the ease-of-play easily won his heart.  He would run around the house diving on the floor making noises he heard from 2K2.

Alex would constantly talk about football. Any other parent would say that he was destined to play. My wife and I thought otherwise and desperately tried to steer him far from it.

SCORE

Score is an indoor gym, located in Fairburn, Georgia. For me it’s literally two minutes down the street. I was introduced to this organization through a co-worker. We played flag-football, and boy did we suck! Besides the losing streak, it was very good exercise for me. Later on we found out that they do a lot of activities and fútbol was one of them. Their program is called SoccerTots. Right now Alex and Leeanne are doing simple things. Leeanne is learning to follow instructions and Alex is learning to not beat up on his teammates when he gets frustrated or angry. It’s a fair exchange. :D

So; for now I’m the one taking the kids to their Saturday sessions. I’m not as hot as Soccer Mom, but I’m the next best thing!

Capturing the Moments

When they first started I thought my dad would get a kick out of seeing the kids play. So; I made an effort to get some video and photos. It worked out pretty nice because I just got my hands on my new Motorola Droid.


The above YouTube video is from “My Family” playlist. I was able to record off my Droid and then upload it directly to YouTube. You gotta love technology.

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