Soccer information along w/ other things....

So, yesterday was Claire's first practice of the Spring season that she attended... As many of those who've read what I posted on My facebook, here's what went down...
We show up and the coach and co-coach is so intertwined with the smaller kids that our age group didn't have the proper stretching prior to practice. They were coached by another kid to do stretches... As we all know, that never works out right and so, the kids weren't technically ready for the real practice that they were "prepping" for. First of all, our kids don't even start at the start time that we're informed that they'd meet. Again, the coach is so involved with the "pee-wee" group that they go over in their practice time, therefore leaving us to stay later than originally intended. Claire was then told to stand and play defense, but don't move. Well, how are ANY children going to learn WHEN they're told they have to stay there, don't go anywhere? So, then the ball came down toward her and Cris (her "coach") says, "get the ball Claire, get it get it!" So she goes to go for it and blam, right onto the ground she went. Her being the tough cookie that she is, she got back up and continued to stand defensively. So, after all of that, the coach says "Claire, be goalie." Claire dislikes being goalie because she gets bored. She likes to run and attempt to score herself. For her, she feels very alone when all the way at the other end of where the actual activity is happening. So, then FINALLY she was able to get some action near her, she goes to get the ball from heading into the goal, and she stops it, good job by her... But, then after the stop, she's not praised by her coach or anything about how well she did by blocking it, nothing... Then she was thrown into midfield and was running and wound up getting tripped, fell and I could truly see the aggravation in her facial expressions. She continued with stride, however, she was limping a little and began to get crabby. The coach said "Shake it off, you'll be fine..." No concern for her as she was limping yet running across the field. Then when the opposite team went to get a goal, the girl who was playing goalie and blocked the shot wound up getting praised and thrown many great jobs her way... Claire again, was pissed.
After the game, Claire and I went grocery shopping and we began to talk. She has changed her mind from playing soccer on that team. She's unhappy with how the practice went and she did not like how she felt so left out. Then also unhappy about how uninvited she felt when she arrived on the field. Additionally she was pissed that the coach just told her to shrug off her "accidental" tripping and did not give her a moment to sit out and recharge from the fall. She also stated that she doesn't much care for the coach and also doesn't want to be ignored when she makes good plays for the team.
We spoke more and she has asked that if for summer she can get into swimming classes and then once fall comes (given her ankle and knee aren't going to be jeopardized) she could join another soccer program at the YMCA nearby. I'm all about that for her. I think with her being hypermoble that the aqua therapy at a young age will help strengthen her joints and relieve some of the pain she experiences while running out in the field. Plus, it's excellent for building bones and muscles! I think that's an excellent fit for her and I think she'd become very very good at it over time.
So, that's what is going on, and of course not having the space to write it all out on facebook statuses, it makes me have to write it here. :)
Off to study and get some things done around the house! Hopefully everyone has a great weekend ahead!