Also on another note. My youngest son is has epilepsy. He was on doctors orders when he played soccer never to head bunt. He played soccer in a competive group of kids at the grades of 6, 7, 8 he was a 6th and 7th grader
age level. He was not a really good player. But we were lucky with coaches who welcomed him, and kids that understood pretty much. And allowed him to play when he could. Took care of him, to the extent that when he ran the field at practice someone was always behind him till he was back in the area I and the coaches could see him. But the coaches didn't even know that the kids had done this. Only I realized this. It was kind of a thing that the kids had done on their own. Even to the point one group of boys were going to be punished because they were to slow till I went up and quietly told the coach what was going on.

The coach then just made sure he forgot the punishment at the end of the practice, the boys didn't though. But my son was treated with much respect.
But during a game when he didn't head punt and got a penalty for touching
the ball, one of the other teams players said, something to the extent that he was a idiot for stepping out of the way of the ball and letting it hit him, instead of head bunting. My son in tears to a degree, said, I can't I'm under doctors orders not to head bunt. The umpire said, with arms on my son its just a game its okay. The boys on my son's team. Just ignored the play.

And some came up to him and said, You are doing fine, don't worry about it.
And gave him a hug. The best player on the team said from a distance,
Derrick you rock just ignore and play your game.

My son just beamed. So sometimes, its necessary to remind all kids that sometimes there is a reason to be careful when playing soccer, and sometimes kids aren't allowed to do all things. But all can have fun.

Donna