Actually, basketball isn't too bad so far. Of course it hasn't started yet, but still... You see, we're early. The only practices are 1/2 an hour before the games (which is astonishingly low key). Anyhow, I assumed that meant we were to show up 1/2 an hour early for our game time, and then the kids would practice. Nope, the given time is actually the time they want us there (astonishingly practical!) So we're early. If this were an 8am game, I'd be a bit resentful over the mixup, but since it's 2pm, I find myself sitting in the sunshine, taking the time to blog a bit. Yeah, I think our earliest game is going to be at 11 :)
Also, as everyone knows, basketball is an indoor sport. The benefits of not having to sit in the drizzle to watch her games cannot be understated. Of course, gyms are noisier, but nothing's perfect :)
For years, Haley hoped that her soccer uniform would be purple. And for years it has been a wide variety of colors, none of them purple. Yellow, lime green, grey... Naturally, her first basketball team is purple :)
Her coach teaches 7th grade history at my school. His wife coached one of the opposing soccer teams this year. It'll be good having him as Haley's coach; teachers tend to make pretty good coaches, since they already have so much experience dealing with & directing kids.
The kids are practicing now -- more info and photos to come when the game starts.
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Well, Haley's team won. Haley didn't "score any goals" but she did shoot once, and was able to make a couple of blocks when her team was defending. Luckily it looks like the kids get a lot of exercise -- the court is a lot smaller than a soccer field, but they're running the whole time :)
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