Back in January, Michael started playing basketball on his very first team. He has always liked to shoot hoops in the backyard and practice his dribbling, but he has never played the game with the flow from offense to defense. His first game was hilarious! While he was trying to figure everything out, he kept his feet moving a mile a minute and followed the other kids back and forth- up and down the court. By game 2, he understood a lot more and contributed a lot more. With each week, he's enjoying the game and having a lot of fun with his friends. The greatest part of the whole experience for me is that Michael is being coached by Chris Denker, who coached me at Santa Clara. His son, Quinn- plays with Michael and it is such a thrill to see them playing together and to see Chris giving Michael direction on the court, the same way he did for me. 
One of the funny, well- actually not so funny things is that Michael's team is named the Pink Ponies and they were given pink uniforms. Why the director gave one of the 5 teams pink jerseys, is beyond me. Hasn't anyone ever heard of primary colors? Chris told the kids (mostly the boys who were displeased with the jerseys) that he would fix the problem and his awesome wife, Gisette, tie-dyed the uniforms. Just a side note so when Michael is older and looks at these pictures and wonders why he wore a tie-dyed uniform, he will know.
We are having a blast watching him play and are enjoying seeing Michael develop a love for the game. 
1 comment:
I pity the fool who makes my nephew wear pink while playing basketball. On top of the color, his mascot is a pony? Are you for reals?
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