Sport

Yes, that's what they call it here, simply: sport. It is quite common to hear a teacher or parent say, "the kids have "sport" today". Drake and Alden's school registered for a soccer jamboree. There seemed to be some 30 odd schools represented. As the matches took place during school hours, the participating numbers were impressive. Marc was thrilled to learn that BOTH boys signed up to play. As such, he volunteered to oversee things as a parent supervisor, NZ word, not his. Marc knows baseball. Marc knows basketball. The sum total of what Marc knows about soccer can be tatooed on the back of a flea. Repercussions? Match time. Marc was informed that "supervising" translated here means "coaching". Oh. The team won 2, lost 2 and tied one. More importantly, all three boys thoroughly enjoyed themselves, like Marc, this was Drake's first soccer experience. Alden got in some celebratory chest bumping with a teammate while Drake had a number of touches (yes, he kicked the ball) and even had one assist. Grand.