Kate played her first team sport this fall. She deliberated about whether or not to sign up, citing the following three concerns: she might not be able to kick the ball in the goal, she doesn’t like to run, and she didn’t want to have a boy coach. As I was pondering how to respond Meg piped up, “Well, my first year I had a girl coach and we lost every game.” So there was one I didn’t have to answer. Then Meg promptly took Kate out back to practice kicking. (No offense to all the female athletes and coaches out there, but it was pretty funny how matter of fact Meg was. And also very sweet to see her take Kate under her wing.) No scoring this season, but Kate sure did run around the field more energetically than I expected. And she very much enjoyed her coach (a woman) who taught them the fundamentals and let them have lots of fun.
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