On basketball .. losing .. and whatnot ..

I made Eli play basketball again this year.  That's right .. MADE him.  I coerced him into playing .. because I wanted him to.  Big .. big ... big mistake.  I forced him .. and he pushed back.  But really - for the past two seasons they've been undefeated.  Coach wanted to take it to the next level and had them all play JAM ball.

When I say pushed back.  That really means .. every practice and game was complete HELL for me.  Screaming .. kicking ... yelling ... every single freaking week.  Was it worth it?  HELL no.  They lost every single game and when he was on the court he looked like he'd never seen a basketball before in his life .. much less how to use it.

So here's Eli ... in his cool Cougars uniform.

This blur is him in a game.  Notice how there is NO ONE around him?  I'm not kidding .. lost.

Needless to say I will NEVER make him play basketball again.  He WANTS to play hockey.  Gonna leave it at that.  Let him play what he WANTS ... because making him play what I WANT didn't really pan out.

Here's what I look like playing basketball.  Thought I would include the pics .. mostly cause it's my blog and I can.  I have a point .. and that is .. I don't look any better than he does playing basketball...

But I do LOVE the game.  Maybe I'll have better luck with Jackson.  I just signed him up but didn't tell him. I don't think I'm a quick learner.  To be continued ...