No Coaching this Season...

I made a decision regarding coaching basketball this season...it's a no go. After weighing the pros and cons I was leaning toward coaching. The discussion with the boys was interesting. At first they were excited about me coaching them- but when I explained that we would not be on the same team as most of their football friends they changed their tune:). I wasn't bothered by this, in fact I expected it. After all we spent so many hours with our football friends and they all grew very close. My husband felt that they would make new friends in basketball, but with only one hour a week of practice- and then after a month the games start I just didn't see how the time would be there to cultivate many new friendships. In the end I based my decision on the possibility that I may be having surgery this winter. If I do need the surgery I could be out anywhere from 2-6 weeks, and I certainly won't be physically able to coach for several weeks. I would love to assist during practices this season while I can and I think that next season I will be sure to sign-up.

The boys have mentioned being nervous about starting basketball since it has been a long time since they played so I took them to an open gym this week. After a little bit of whining we really had fun, and they picked up the skills I taught them pretty quickly. I think the part they loved the most was playing defense on me as I dribbled around. In their eyes I am a wonderful ball-handler! I really enjoyed how impressed they were with my skill, and I surprised myself in that I wasn't terrible after many years of not playing. Let's be clear- I am not a good ball handler...when I played in college dribbling was almost always a sure way to get a turn-over for me...but in the eyes of my sweet 6, 8, and 10 year old boys I was awesome:).