basketball

Last night we went to the "evaluation" and sign-ups for Upward Basketball for T. They had her do a few drills like dribbling, shooting, and sideways runs. It was cute. You could tell she was nervous at first but once she got in her groove and started making the shots you could tell she was starting to feel pretty good. She loves shooting at the hoop at grandma and grandpa's house, so we picked one up (from a neighbor's trash--funny story, but I did ASK if we could have it and he said certainly! ) so she has been shooting at our house some too. She really enjoys it and this summer she did a 2 week camp and liked it. We are hoping she really likes it and continues to play because it is a sport our whole family has a history with and can therefore really enjoy watching and can also offer support and coaching at home since we played it ourselves. Plus her aunt still even holds the record for 3-point shots in her college division (I forget what division that is). Her uncle played college ball too, and of course daddy played in h.s. I also played but only for the 7th and 8th grades, at which point I changed and became a cheerleader. But even though I didn't play as long as everyone else I still know the rules and stuff so its more fun to watch when u know how the game is supposed to be played.
Anyway, we are really proud of her, she did really good tonight. She made ALL her shots from the left side, and all but about 2 of her free throws. She didn't make any on her right side, but we think that is because she is left-handed and we noticed she's shooting with both hands, so from the right side, she probably did not have good form. Dan will have to work on that with her. Anyway, pretty exciting and looking forward to watching her play. Some of her classmates are going to be playing too so that will be fun for her as well.