This year I have been blessed to have the opportunity to coach a 7th grade basketball team from our school. This is not a "school team" and is not affiliated with the AAA, but it has been a great experience thus far. It is my desire to one day coach at the junior high and high school levels and this has given me some great experience to draw from.Our team is part of the Springale Sonics program, which is designed both to provide a program for these students to be involved in and to give our middle school basketball players an opportunity to develop their skills in preparation for playing basketball in junior high.
My team is amazing! We are 0-2 so far, but we are constantly improving. More importantly, they are a group of guys that have a lot of fun playing basketball and really enjoy each other. I have 11 players on my team. This includes 8 Marshallese students, 1 Asian, 1 Hispanic, and 1 Caucasian. This has led to some minor communication issues at time, but has also been extremely educational and exciting for me. Here is a picture of our team from before our last game:
Here is a more accurate picture:
Here is a more accurate picture:
Who couldn't love these guys!!!
1 comment:
Hey! I've had tons of people asking me if I am coaching a basketball team! I've just laughed and said no. Today, I stumbled onto your blog here and I now understand why everyone was asking me if I was coaching!
Did you get anyone asking you if you were running for city council? I've had signs with my name on them all over Springdale for months! hahaha
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