Soccer madness

Beckett is enjoying soccer quite a bit. And even though he's playing against mostly older kids, has been doing quite well. Two weeks ago he put on something of a clinic, scoring six times in a come-from-behind 8-6 victory. Yes, the parents get somewhat more into this than the kids; it's true.

Regardless, here's a sequence from this past Saturday's game. Sorry for the blurry pics, they're taken through Plexiglass and it confuses the camera a bit.

Here's Beckett, awaiting the pass from the goalie.


He turns.
Defenders close in, but...
Whoops! Strike one.

And then it's off to the races.

Representatives from the English Premier League should direct inquiries to therowsons@mchsi.com.

(Note: Just in case our heads get too big, there's always this six-year old, Madin Mohammed, who is already being courted by Real Madrid and Chelsea.)