Indoor Soccer

Willow played indoor soccer again this winter. She was in the next league up and they didn't have practice before their games, so she only got in-the-moment feedback from her coaches. I didn't get many videos because the field is so small that it's a different speed of playing. She seemed to enjoy it and it was good experience!

 Her coaches have a couple teams through that league and their two teams played each other. There was a deal they'd made based on the score, so the girls got to put shaving cream on them!

The girls all took turns as goalie (wouldn't have ever been Willow's choice!!) and she did a great job. You could tell she was most comfortable kicking the ball away instead of picking it up. 

Basketball

Willow had one of her best rec basketball seasons! She took her frustration from being cut from the school team and practiced more on her own than she ever has! She even took Chris' and my advice throughout the season better than usual :) 

On our way to her first game, I casually asked her if she was the tallest one on her team. She said yes, so I warned her that she may be doing the tipoff of her games. Lo and behold, she did the tipoff for every game of their season! She played post and did a great job of getting offensive and defensive rebounds - some leading to dribbling or passing down the court, and some leading to easy shots under the basket. She ranged from 4-18 points per game. We loved seeing her confidence in that position! Her team had an undefeated season and her coaches had great things to say about her effort and coachability throughout the season!

It's tough playing against friends! Her friend has the ball and another friend is behind her.

She always had a big cheering section!

Willow's friend on the other team got knocked in the face by an elbow. The next thing we knew, she was over on their sideline to make sure she was ok. 

 

Check out this video of her highlights!