Dillon's 2021 soccer season

Dillon's team took FIRST place!  They worked hard with 8 returning players (of 18 one-half  were a year younger but the teams were combined.  4 of them had never played soccer before).  Many of these boys have been playing together for 4 years.  It' been really fun watching them develop.  Watching them on the full size fields was my favorite.  Soccer can look like a dance.  It has a certain gracefulness to it.  That really showed with this team on big fields.  Dillon was captain again with CJ and Zach.  Dillon is EASILY the fastest on the team.  The second Dillon started getting his offensive game going the team stepped up their game.  Of the teams that reported specific athletes' goals, Dillon was the leading scorer in the league.  Considering the goal differential, our team had considerably more goals.  It's probably safe to say he was the leading scorer period. He had at three straight games of "hat tricks" (three goals in a game).  He ended the season with 15 goals. 

Another parent told me that he was super impressed with Dillon.  He talked about how Dillon is so polite, considerate and gracious.  He makes an effort to make sure everyone is calm and enjoying the game.  At one point a kid on the opposing team had a throw in on a particularly wet day.  The ball went nowhere, it slipped right out of his hands.  Dillon was quick to tell him that the ball was really slick and it was happening to everyone.  He also had the strength of character to tell a parent to "calm down".  

If you look close at the back of the net, you can see Dillon just scored a goal.  The game was tied with about 1 minute left.  The coaches told Zach to send a high corner to the middle.  It was a perfect corner and Dillon read it perfectly and headed it in for the game winning goal.  Even the other coach was applauding the goal because of how perfect it was.  

It has been an absolute pleasure watching the way these boys have bonded.  They spent a lot of extra time together this season and it shows on the field.  They actually had a lot of "bro hugs" and pats on the back whenever the other did awesome.  Even when they didn't.