Basketball!!!
No, he does NOT love it more than football. Puleeeeeeeze, as if THAT were possible!?! But, he does enjoy it exceedingly well.
He is playing at the YMCA. I didn't think he was ready for a more competitive league since he hasn't really ever played much...or so I thought. I didn't realize that he's been playing "Knock Out" during recess at school every day for the last two years. Just call me "clueless". Anyhow, he seems to have picked up some nifty moves on the court at recess and has surprised us all. He is one of the top scorers for his team. He is actually pretty good at shooting the ball and believe it or not, he has not gotten more than 2 fouls in any game yet!?! No, I am not kidding!! I know, this is quite surprising considering how physical and aggressive he is! As you can imagine he gets many rebounds. He is also good at stealing the ball. Of course, he does need to work on not "traveling" or "double dribbling". This is were lack of experience gets him right now but he'll figure it out!
A quick shot after making an interception and running the ball back. Yes, he did score!!!
YES, he did make this shot below! I cheered so loudly when that shot went in that I'm sure you must have heard me wherever you were! If out of the blue you heard a faint "That's my baby!" last Saturday...ahem, that was me. ;) His basket was made from FAR away, but not quite far enough for three points. But I didn't care. I just cheered and cheered. It looked great to me! See him in the far right of the picture wearing black with a white jersey on top? That's my baby!
I can't wait for next Saturday's game!!!
