Courtney and Christian are playing with the Upward Bound league this year at Westside.Church. Last year, Megan and Courtney played, but Megan is too old this year and Christian is old enough.
Christian's games this year are at either 8 or 9 am. His very first game was at 8 am this morning. We were all up by 6:45 around here in order to get him to the church by 7:45!! That's early for us! I am not sure which team won, they don't keep score for the K/1st grade teams. Poor Christian though, he didn't quite know what to do most of the time! Like Matt said, as long as he is on the right side of the court, we are happy. :) There were times when he was spinning in circles, giving his defender high fives because his hands were up, etc. Sometimes we just yelled at him from the sidelines in order to get him where he was supposed to be. I know within a couple of weeks, he will have this all figured out! He is probably the youngest kid on the team, but since he is of kindergarten age, he could play. (I also think all the other kids are in public school and used to listening in a group and lining up correctly. Christian, not so much!)
Courtney has her first game at 2 pm. We have to have her up there by 1:45. That time is much better! I have not went to any of her practices yet, but Matt says she is doing great! She has been practicing basketball all year and has really improved in her skills. When she started last year, she could not even get the basketball up to the basket and now she can make 5 in a row! She has worked hard! We will see how she plays today!
I also love this basketball league because it is Christ-centered. They pray before every game and do devotions at halftime. They also do devotions during practice and teach kids the values from the Bible. I love it! Plus it is something to do in the dark, cold days of winter!
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