SMYBB 2004: Christopher is signed up for PeeWee basketball. He is on the Boston Celtics. His first practice was at the same time as his end-of-the-year soccer party so he missed it. In his 2nd practice, though, he did quite well. During one drill, the player would pass their ball to the asst coach, run toward the basket, receive a pass back, dribble & shoot. He had 4 turns & shot 4 out of 4! Most kids didn't make any! And he was shooting with a full-sized regulation ball (most kids were practicing with the junior-sized ball - smaller & lighter).
While the season started off quite well with Christopher being very excited & with some good skills, the team ended up rarely practicing and therefore the rules of the game (which are very different at this age) never filtered down properly -- Christopher became frustrated & lost a lot of the enjoyment of the sport. Not sure if he'll try again next year or not - we'll see. Too bad. In a sharp contrast, he started baseball just to try it out. He had no experience, no skills whatsoever, but he had a very supportive team of coaches who worked hard with him. He ended up improving tremendously and really ended up having a great time! |