Basketball

Parker did basketball last year at the Y, but he is such a competitive kid that he didn't much enjoy it there last year. Their age group didn't practice and he is always wanting to get better. It amazes me how persistent he is at his age about getting better at things. I hope that drive never wears off.
So this year we decided to take it up a notch and play FunBall. 5 of the 9 boys play baseball together, so they are really having a fun time together learning a new sport. They practice once a week and have a game weekly as well. Usually practice is not enough for Parker; he about wears Kevin and I out begging us to practice with him. Parker is a thinker; he really wants to understand the game and what he is supposed to do. It has been fun to see him excel at a "new" sport to him. The first game the team was not very successful (neither team was), but the second game Parker did awesome. Bragging alert!...he scored 12 of the team's 24 points. He is so much taller that the other kids so we told him to camp out under the goal and get open. One of his friends, Tanner, who is awesome at stealing and dribbling does a great job bringing the ball down and then passing it to Parker under the goal. He just throws it over the rest of the kids' heads. So fun to watch! The last game we this week Parker scored 10 points. He is really excited about basketball.