He's back...

Ready for the Championship game of the season

We've had the privilege of being able to watch Chris play soccer again this season after having to miss two years while waiting for his brain to heal. The season started a little slow while he worked hard to 'get back into the game.' He ran slowly, had forgotten a lot of the footwork he had learned and the game just didn't flow like it used to. But it didn't take long for those electrons to begin firing again and his 16-year old, 6 foot tall body began to kick into action. Before we knew it, the old Chris was back, playing his favorite positions of 'Stopper' (defense) and 'Center Mid field' and taking many of the corner kicks for his team as he is known for his 'big boot'! He even scored a goal on one of his corners by 'Bending it like Beckham' and knocking it directly into the goal! Too bad it wasn't during a game but rather a late-night scrimmage!

Today was the final game of the season. His team made it to the championship game of the league tournament and they were fortunate to end up winning the game! Below are two videos; the first is of one of his corner kick attempts today and the second is of the kind words his coach had to say about his season... 

Corner Kick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfMDnRcDvss&feature=youtu.be

Coach Tim's words:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjgqBcnxiyc

Mustang U16 Vipers

It's been a great couple of months for Christopher and we're not only proud of him but so very thankful that he can once again participate in a sport that he's had a love of for 11 years! At one point, we didn't know if he'd ever play again but here he is, running all over the field, kicking the heck out of the ball and doing more 'headers' than either his coaches or his mom like to see. But it's all good and it's finally 'normal'. Thank goodness for 'normal' things like being a kid and playing sports (and being alive)!