I Miss it
rent a car bulgariaMy daughter has been doing well at basketball. She is picking up the skills and having fun for the most part. The one thing she will need to acquire is aggressiveness. It’s not really in her personality, and I don’t think she needs to be hyper-aggressive, just enough to go after the ball when she should. But I am proud of her, because she’s doing so well when this is totally out of her comfort zone.
I’ve been helping coach, mostly by herding cats and trying to focus them on what they are supposed to do. I don’t try to instruct because I don’t feel like it’s my place and I don’t want to become one of those parents that’s trying to live vicariously through the kids. I do have a lot of fun running with them during the drills or pretending to be a defender while they are dribbling. I had so much fun yesterday that it was the first time in 5 years that I’ve missed playing. I have no illusions about trying to play again. My left knee can’t survive a half hour of fast walking, let alone running up and down the court. But it sure made me smile watching the kids be so happy after dribbling and coming to a jump-stop.
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October 20th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
dude…if you work on it, and truly want to play again for the sheer entertainment, it can be done! i will support you 110%. i’m looking forward to seeing both girls play and have FUN.
October 20th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Thanks for the offer. It would take a lot of work. More than I am willing to give, I think. I would have to get the knee checked out, probably have to do rehab, and then get into real basketball shape. For it to be “fun” again, I’d have to feel like I was doing everything I could to be good at it. I’d rather focus that time on seeing the girls have fun learning and playing.