Sep 10, 2008 - Daily Life, My Little Guy    23 Comments

Special Exposure Wednesday: Soccer Star

5 Minutes for Special Needs

One of the local soccer associations has a program for kids with special needs, and Michael is old enough this year to join in. Sunday was the first of six sessions, and he got to practice a bunch of different drills with his group. Each player has a buddy, who are mostly teenage soccer players. Michael’s buddy this week was Charlie.

It seems like a great program, and the first day went very well until the end, when each kid gets to shoot a goal against one of their parents. As soon as Michael realized this was coming, he became very upset and was yelling mean things and wanting to go home. Not sure how he will handle it when they actually play a game, but winning & losing is definitely a BIG issue for him right now. (Hmmm, maybe I need to write another social story.)

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23 Comments

  • The concept of ‘team sports’ is still well out of our league.
    Best wishes

  • The concept of ‘team sports’ is still well out of our league.
    Best wishes

  • He looks good out there. Maybe this will be a way of easing into the whole “competative” thing. Social story sounds like a good idea :0)

    Frog’s Mom’s last blog post..Beach Therapy

  • He looks good out there. Maybe this will be a way of easing into the whole “competative” thing. Social story sounds like a good idea :0)

    Frog’s Mom’s last blog post..Beach Therapy

  • He looks good out there. Maybe this will be a way of easing into the whole “competative” thing. Social story sounds like a good idea :0)

    Frog’s Mom’s last blog post..Beach Therapy

  • great pic! our son played challenger baseball for the last 4 years, but now that we’ve moved i can’t find any soccer, baseball or basketball for special kiddos here–ugh!

    love to see your social article. sounds like a good topic

  • great pic! our son played challenger baseball for the last 4 years, but now that we’ve moved i can’t find any soccer, baseball or basketball for special kiddos here–ugh!

    love to see your social article. sounds like a good topic

  • Well he looks like he’s having a ton of fun. I’m sure he’ll have a great time come game day. Just remind him of the great snacks that you get after the game. :)

    Jules’s last blog post..A Castle in the Air

  • Well he looks like he’s having a ton of fun. I’m sure he’ll have a great time come game day. Just remind him of the great snacks that you get after the game. :)

    Jules’s last blog post..A Castle in the Air

  • Well he looks like he’s having a ton of fun. I’m sure he’ll have a great time come game day. Just remind him of the great snacks that you get after the game. :)

    Jules’s last blog post..A Castle in the Air

  • First, great action shot.

    Second, we’ve had our team sport challenges. With time and an understanding coach, most of them were resolved. We have, however, discovered that individual sports work so much better for us. TawKwonDo, swimming, golf, bike racing

    This sounds like an excellent program.

  • First, great action shot.

    Second, we’ve had our team sport challenges. With time and an understanding coach, most of them were resolved. We have, however, discovered that individual sports work so much better for us. TawKwonDo, swimming, golf, bike racing

    This sounds like an excellent program.

  • Our school has a similar program that we’ll be eligible for next year. I don’t know if they actually play a game or just learn the skills. I can’t even imagine getting to that stage! That will be one heck of a social story! Great shot, though!

    Meg Beverly’s last blog post..Special Exposure Wednesday

  • Our school has a similar program that we’ll be eligible for next year. I don’t know if they actually play a game or just learn the skills. I can’t even imagine getting to that stage! That will be one heck of a social story! Great shot, though!

    Meg Beverly’s last blog post..Special Exposure Wednesday

  • Awww! I hope he continues to enjoy soccer!

    Julie’s last blog post.."You didn’t earn any points this game…"

  • Awww! I hope he continues to enjoy soccer!

    Julie’s last blog post.."You didn’t earn any points this game…"

  • Awww! I hope he continues to enjoy soccer!

    Julie’s last blog post.."You didn’t earn any points this game…"

  • Love the action shot!

    That’s awesome they have a program like that…don’t seem to have any in our area. I hope he continues to enjoy it and have fun :-)

    Sandi @ Life with Jessica’s last blog post..9/11

  • Love the action shot!

    That’s awesome they have a program like that…don’t seem to have any in our area. I hope he continues to enjoy it and have fun :-)

    Sandi @ Life with Jessica’s last blog post..9/11

  • Love the action shot!

    That’s awesome they have a program like that…don’t seem to have any in our area. I hope he continues to enjoy it and have fun :-)

    Sandi @ Life with Jessica’s last blog post..9/11

  • That’s awesome! I hope he enjoys it :)

    Danette’s last blog post..Little Bitty thinks he’s hilarious :)

  • That’s awesome! I hope he enjoys it :)

    Danette’s last blog post..Little Bitty thinks he’s hilarious :)

  • That’s awesome! I hope he enjoys it :)

    Danette’s last blog post..Little Bitty thinks he’s hilarious :)

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