breeding athletes

Posted on July 26, 2008

The school where I teach is very popular for its football program. Everyone plays football in that school, even preschoolers. We have students who are really great football players and as early as now, I can foresee their very bright future in this sport. Some of our grade 3 students can kick a ball really hard that it can knock a person off his or her feet. I’m not exaggerating and no, they’re not taking any legal steroids either. That’s why as early as now, Mateo knows the words ‘kick’, ‘goal’, ’soccer’, and ‘football’. He watches little kids playing soccer in the field and he’d cry out ‘kick’ or ‘goal’, while scrambling to get out of his yaya’s reach so he can go out in the field too. Ramil and I don’t have definite dreams of bringing him up to be an excellent athlete. It would still be great if he does grow up to be one. Right now, we’re just happy he enjoys it even though all he can do is kick the ball and he doesn’t know exactly yet how to play the game. We know he’ll get to choose his own interests and we’ll just be there to support him.

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