Basketball Camp

Ryan and I signed Dallon up for Basketball Camp. It is only 5 Wednesdays in January and February and we thought it would be a good activity for Dallon to get rid of some of that energy he has! Basketball is not really a sport that we have gotten into much... Ryan prefers to play baseball. So Dallon doesn't know too much about basketball (neither does his Mom) so we thought it would be a good idea to sign him up and let him learn the basics before signing him up to play actual games - which will start next fall.

He was so excited and after the first Wednesday he thought it was the best thing in the world! He couldn't stop talking about his "Coach" and all the things they had learned - the base-line and the half-court... I was happy, he actually had listened and learned something while he was there! He couldn't wait until the next "practice".



Here are a few pictures at the next "practice" and as you can see he was having a blast. Everything went well, he enjoys being around all the other kids and listening to the "coach" and playing in an organized activity. He has a hard time remembering that you are suppose to dribble the ball and not throw it at other people... but were working on the basics, right?

At the end of the "practice" they started shooting the ball, trying to make baskets. Well Dallon is so small, especially compared to some of his friends from school, he was having a really hard time getting the basketball even close to the rim... This is probably the first time that he has realized that he is smaller than most kids. He didn't make one basket and it really upset him.

So Dad, being Dad, didn't comfort him - he just said you are going to have to practice more. So Dallon has been spending time in the freezing unfinished basement shooting basketballs at the wall. Perhaps this will be a good thing, maybe now he will be a little more willing to getting his daily shots! But I'm guessing probably not - Dallon will be Dallon, STUBBORN! LOL!