Friday, January 18, 2008

The illness ends, so does basketball...

This has been a long week for the J family. The Mighty Mrs. J and I have been sick as can be since Monday. It seems to have passed over the children, who seem to have all the energy in the world. She and I are both exhausted.


But this week is going to be a great one. Friday we have the last basketball game of the season. I've had a blast coaching Little MacGyver and the rest of the kids. What a fun age to coach! Of course, I have no idea what I'm doing, but the kids are too young to realize that.

As you probably expected, I have pictures of the basketball excitement:


Here we are before a game. You'll probably notice the varying levels of boredom in the kids. And my boy is completely disinterested in what I'm saying...











Another pic of the kids completely ignoring my coaching genius...














Here's the result: kids wandering aimlessly back and forth, hoping to make a basket.

Seriously, I had a great time. I think the kids did too. Maybe they learned something. At least I hope they learned to enjoy the game. They can pick up skills later...

4 comments:

Cap said...

I noticed you failed to include your coaching record in this piece. It is 0-and-what? ;)
BTW, I think you should have gone for the John Wooden look, suit and tie and carrying a rolled up program in your hand.

Michelle said...

They look like little Lakers! :)

Richard J said...

Cap--They don't keep score at this age group, so I would say we're undefeated!

Michelle--The Lakers actually sponsor the league, and they pay part of the cost for the uniforms. It keeps the costs down for the parents...

Cap said...

Does this mean you'll have a chance to work your way onto Phil Jackson's staff? Bill Bertka must be near retirement age by now!
Oh, and that not keeping score bit reminds me of the Everybody Loves Raymond tee ball show where his dad does keep score and starts yelling at the kids!