Thursday, March 5, 2009

Dribbling...kind of

Parker completed his second basketball class this past weekend. It was an impromptu "class" a friend of ours offered to teach kids basic basic bball fundamentals at a nearby athletic club. Anyway, Parker really enjoyed it and says his favorite thing about basketball is "dribbling".

He's been using some new buzzwords around here like: scrimmage, defense and foul!

The coolest thing about it in my eyes happened just this week. We've been experiencing unusually warm weather (mid 70's) and most afternoons this week have been spent out in the culdesac playing with all the kids on our block. Some of the older boys (3rd-5th graders) were playing basketball. Normally, Parker would be content to watch the big kids from the sidelines but on Tuesday....he just jumped right in. He felt so confident after just two basketball classes. It was fun to watch.

7 comments:

allie said...

WOW--way to go, P! I love the muscle shirt...you have some serious guns! :) From the looks of it, it won't be long until you'll be slam-dunking the bball!

Rosemary said...

Wish I could see you dribbling. Just keep scrimmaging and playing good defense -- I'll get there to watch you soon. No fouls!

Love,
DEE

Rosemary said...

Man...that was a cheesy post!!!!!
Love you all. Miss you more.
Love,
MOM

davidarambel said...

Well since we're leaving cheesy comments..."That's a slam-dunk good buddy"...and if there weren't fouls it wouldn't be basketball...
However to intentionally foul someone is a no-no...it sounds as though you are on the right track though Parker as learning to dribble is the most basic fundamental skill in bball..and if you can master that you should be able to move on to the other skills required to play the game effectively...so dribble on...
Love,
GUD

Dave and Betty said...

Are you guys snowed in?
Love Aunt Betty

Rosemary said...

I NEED A POST!

Dave and Betty said...

Hey, where are you guys? What are you doing? Celebrating Birthdays!
Happy Birthday Will(belated) and Happy Birthday Parker! (I almost made it on time!)
Love you guys, Uncle Dave had a great time seeing Ann & John and Oliva! And we had a great lunch with your mom as she flew through town!
Love, Aunt Betty