Cuts

I have my first soccer game today, and i am so excited! My usual jersey number is #7, but somehow i wasn't able to get it this year, so I'm stuck with #15. I guess i can only be grateful because i was one jersey away from getting a size large! That would stink! Its funny how all these small little things are such a big deal, when they really don't matter. i found myself stewing, and being mad that i didn't get my lucky number since 1st grade last night, when i realized how ridiculous and pointless it really was. I still get to play, I still have my size, I didn't get cut from the team, and i still get to play my favorite sport. Who cares about a stinkin' number!

Poor Cheyenne... Our coach didn't do "cuts" this year, but we only had eighteen jerseys, so only eighteen people got one. Cheyenne wasn't on that list of people. Her along with a lot of players didn't get a jersey, i felt sad for them. I was really glad about how my coach handled it. She said she would love to see the players keep coming to practice and supporting the team. She said its good for their exercise, good to improve their skill, and good for them to continue to come to make friendships. We can all still be a team even though we didn't all get a jersey.
I really believe that if Cheyenne had been to every practice, and worked her best she would have made it, but she missed allot of practices, and when she did come she was suffering because of her blistering feet, or she had a stomach ache and didn't feel good. Coach also said that it is possible for players to get kicked off the team because of bad attitude within the girls, within the parents, bad grades, sickness/illness, or any other possible thing that could happen. I think maybe she felt some hope from that. I asked her if she was alright, and she seemed to be fine, she said she needs the exercise so she'll continue coming. I think she new that was all coming, and accepted it before hand.

I'm anxious to see how the game will go. Ill update on the details about it when i can...

Malia