Atlanta United Escort

Sydney had a really cool opportunity in May... she was asked to be an escort for the Atlanta United team!  Her soccer program had an opportunity to escort out the Atlanta United 2 players a few months back, which was a cool enough experience... but this is the "real deal"!  (A family friend of ours who runs a soccer program in Johns Creek hooked her up)

We had to get to the stadium a couple of hours before the game.  We checked Sydney in and dropped her off with the other kids who were escorting players.  She got to go down to the locker room, change into a uniform, and hang out on the sidelines while the players warmed up.

 You'll see Sydney around the 15 second mark.

Meanwhile, we got to go down to the lower-level seats and watch the players warm up as well.  We got on the big screen a couple of times, and I got a wave from Josef Martinez!

We then met up with some friends before the game before heading to our seats.

Sydney escorted out a the goalie from the other team (Orlando) and they held hands, walking out on the field to do all the pre-game stuff.

This is the kids walking the players out... if you look behind the refs, Sydney is with the 2nd player in purple walking out (around the 3 second mark).  You see her again around the 25 and 33 second marks.

Afterwards, she got to come back and sit with us for the rest of the game!  It was a blast... something she won't ever forget.