Go Cougars! - BYU Soccer Camp June 6 - 9th

Annika is becoming the budding little soccer player, so we decided to put her in a soccer camp to help her learn new skills. BYU had one the first week after school got out and we thought - can you find any better place than BYU for a soccer camp? I think not! Go Cougars!

Annika at the new field house at BYU. This place is huge!
The size of a full football field plus some.

Annika was assigned to a boy coach that is the goalie for the men's soccer team. The first day she was run ragged but had so much fun. The second day she had a run in with another player and got a super bloody nose. But being the ever eager player as soon as the blood stopped she zoomed right back out to play so that she didn't miss anything. Third and fourth day were more drills, games, and other fun activities. The highlight of course was the popsicle break each day.

Annika with her coach Cory. Later we learned that he's a BYU star goalie.

The last day Cosmo the Cougar came and all the kids went wild. I had to laugh because before this camp Annika had never seen Cosmo before and had no idea who he was. (Yes- we are lame BYU grads.) But after 4 days of the kids doing BYU Cougar chants and cheers she has become a true blue BYU fan. :)

Each evening after camp Annika then headed to another camp run by some of the women's BYU soccer players for the Celtic Storm Academy. Poor little thing - if I had known that she was going to have a soccer camp for the Celtic Storms I never would have signed her up for the BYU camp - but she was a super troop and played hard each time. Over all she had a super fun week of playing her favorite sport.