Nick and soccer

Nick started on a classic soccer team in sixth grade. He really enjoys playing and is very competitive. For the last six months (plays year around) I can see his hearts just not in it. Some of the boys on his team screw around a lot at practice so that all the boys end up running extra laps. During scrimmage time the coach wants them to try new plays and really take it seriously. Nick and two or three other boys do because they want to play well and actually win some games. The rest of the boys don't seem to care. The ones who take it seriously have tried to get the others to work but have almost given up.

I feel bad for Nick and the others. It's hard to be on a team of people that don't care. I don't know enough about soccer (even though I took a semester in college) to look at them and say "Yeah, if they made the effort and did "X" they would kick serious arsh and win!"

Hopefully next year if he wants he can try out for the team at his chosen high school. My baby's not so young anymore! :]