Basketball was a lot of fun this season. It was different. It was good. This was the first year we didn't play through the Upward organization. Danny and I were a little leery about that. We had heard (through people who had participated in Big Walnut) that things weren't as organized as Upward and it was difficult for the kids to shoot on a 10 ft. rim. Things were a little different with Big Walnut, but all in all, they were fine. The games were organized, the teams seemed evenly stacked, the practice/game load was do-able, and once the rim height was agreed upon, that was good too. Danny and the other dads did an awesome job coaching Colin's team and Cadence had a great coaching duo as well. Colin's game improved so much this year and Cadence learned a ton. Even though Cadence might have only made one basket all season, the game started to click for her and she got more aggressive and involved as the season progressed. It was exciting to watch them play each game. It's awesome to watch your kids excel at something that they've been practicing so hard with and then be proud of themselves. They both have said that basketball is their favorite sport to play, so I think years of basketball are in our future!
Here's a cute picture our friend got of the boys (and Mason's little brother) planning out the next play.
I'm thankful that we were able to attend all but the kids' first games this season. With COVID still rampant, each team was allotted 30 spectators at each game. Each family unit was able to space out and we all took precautions by wearing masks. We're lucky that Danny and I (as well as my parents) were able to attend all of the games. It was such a relief to be able to do that due to the fact that the basketball season got abruptly cut short last year when the coronavirus was still this mysterious virus that we didn't' really know about. There were a couple of times when the kids' game schedules clashed - Mason's dad, Mark, would get on Facebook live and stream Colin's games so I could check in and watch some while at Cadence's games.
Cadence's team played so well together this season. They were undefeated for majority of the season and only lost, maybe, 2 games.
Here they are after they won the tournament and took 1st place out of 4 teams!
They had a really good time and deserved their success.
Here's Colin's team after their last game. They didn't have a tournament, but they had an all-star type game that weekend where any 2nd grader could play. Colin's team played great together as well and I think each kid improved in some way, shape, or form.
Danny had something sweet to say to each player after their final game as a team.
They were happy with their medals.
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