Johanna Sports

Johanna got to try out a few sports in Summer 2016 - Soccer, Swimming, and Gymnastics.

Johanna played soccer through the Dubuque Soccer Club and was lucky enough to have Jason on her team.  At one of the first practices, the coach asked if anyone knew how to dribble.  Johanna excitedly exclaimed that she did!  And she picked up the soccer ball and dribbled it like a basketball :-) Johanna was a bit shy when it came to playing with the team, and acted pretty much how you would expect a 3 year old to act in their first team sport.  At one point, she had a great break away and was heading for the goal but then stumbled.  The cheering and attention followed by the stumble soured her a bit.  We are looking forward to seeing her try a team sport again when she is a little older.

Swimming by far seemed to be Johanna's favorite activity.  She was in the Pike swimming class at the YMCA.  She loves the water and I think appreciated the one-on-one attention with the teacher.  She wouldn't stop smiling whenever it was her turn.  She often chatted up the teacher while taking her turn and had to be reminded to focus on the task at hand.  She always looked forward to getting into the water and especially enjoyed the free play time at the end of class.  She is convinced that she now knows how to swim on her own (not hardly) but her report card said she should continue in the same class to build her skills.

Johanna also participated in Tumble Tots at the YMCA.  Her friend Ben from school was also in the class.  It was pretty cool to see her on the bars but she mentioned her favorite activity was using the "pickle".  It's a green padded cylinder they used to do back flips.