Erin has a long list of activities (clearly much too long, but we're having a hard time deciding what to cut for her). Jeff has been looking for something else for him. This summer he wanted to play basketball so he signed up for a short Parks and Rec. basketball camp. He had fun and coach told him he should come back and play this winter. So here we are with a long list of 9:00 AM Saturday games. The last 2 weeks were all practice and drills. Today, Jeff had his first game.
Let's get down to it. Basketball might not be his game. His catching skills are definitely iffy, and his shooting is off. But this kid is having a blast. He's got 2 good friends from soccer on his team also. AND, this is his first season so he should really be just learning.
He has really enjoyed the practices. One of the funniest things last week was watching coach lead all the kids through calisthenics -- a group of 7 year olds doing sit-ups and planks is downright hilarious. They've worked on all the passes and shooting. Jeff has a good sense of defense as well as where to be on the court and who's open. I think this comes from his soccer experience.
Last night he opened up about being nervous about today's game. It was to be expected, he's never been in a game setting before. But once he got the jitters out, he played well. I think through the season he'll only get better and have more and more fun. Good for him.
One little problem. Apparently Jeff has volunteered me to organize snacks for the rest of the season. That boy, what more could he want?
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