Last night was fun. I had the pleasure of watching two of my boys play rec basketball - Nick in the 8-and-under league, and Jalen in the 14-and-under league. The games were about 30 miles apart, but c'est la vie. Luckily Jalen's game got underway about30 minutes later than it was supposed to, so we were able to see the entire game. Nick's team lost, but they had a great time doing so. I saw a couple of budding shooters on Nick's team last night who may be pretty good down the road.
Jalen's game was a bit more competitive, actually going into overtime. The behavior of the parents and one of the coaches was not as stellar. I don't know why people feel the need to verbally assault referees in a personal manner, even if they are screwing up the calls. The attitude trickles down to the kids, and nary a call is made that isn't vehemently protested by the offending player, my son included. We'll be working on that. A few years ago he brought out a "sack dance" while playing little league football. While the crowd loved it, that behavior got nipped in the bud pretty quick. He had an OK game last night, but he turned the ball over at the end of regulation as his team was trying to score the go-ahead basket. Luckily, he redeemed himself in OT by completing a crucial 3-point play with under a minute left and his team down by three. Jalen is quite Shaq-like when it comes to free throws, and the one he made touched the rim, backboard, and then every part of the rim again before finally falling. The outcome of the game was sealed when the opposing team received a technical foul for calling a timeout after they'd used them all. It'd be nice if they blew a team out once in a while. My heart can't take this pressure twice a week.
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That's so cool! Jarek had his first b-ball game last Sunday. We'll have to share some game pictures. (=
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