I think your shot is good, gven the circumstances. However -- could you move? Behind the goal to the left, maybe, with a long(er) lens, so the sun's at your back? Or on the side opposite the parent's side, so you see the faces? As for DR: there are some small-sensor settings to wring the most dynamic range out of our cameras -- EV -1/3 to -2/3 -2 contrast (see
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