Waiting to Hatch

Basketball

When I was little, I played basketball all the time. I played in on our backyard court with my dad, brothers, and cousins and in the church Upward/Living Above the Rim league. In 3rd grade when went around the room and said what we wanted to be when we grew up, I said "WNBA." One of my favorite Barbies was my WNBA Barbie that had a magnet ball that stuck to her magnet hand and you flipped a switch on her back that made her "shoot." I was so excited whenever my dad took me to get new basketball shoes. In middle school, you couldn't be on the team when you were in 6th grade, but you could try out to be a manager where you practiced with the team, got them water, and had a garunteed spot on the team next year. I deffinately did that and loved it. But then the next year, I went back to church ball, started cheerleading, and in the next to last game of the church ball season (which did lost all but one game i think), I ripped some kind of tissue in my knee. I haven't played since then...Until tonight.

Some of my friends decided that it would be really fun to play church ball again this year, just for the heck of it. There was sweat, pain, and embarassment. I have never laughed so hard at a basketball practice in my life. It was hilarious! I think I only made 2 baskets the whole night. We did, oh excuse, we attempted to do the figure 8 drill and we had people running into to each other and falling all over the place. We also tried a defensive drill where you block a lay-up. We had to have a talk about how this wasn't powderpuff football. All I know is that one second I was about to shoot and the next I was smack on the ground. That wasn't the last time I was on the ground either. And many others were on the ground as well. We also made blocking out into a dance move and I think I will have a butt print on my thigh for a week. We probably looked so stupid and so far we're a horrible team of people that used to be good at basketballl. It was soooooo much fun! Not only because it was funny, but it was good to have that sore feeling in my throat from sprinting all over the place again. To have my legs ache, but still keep going. To completely shove someone out of the way to get your hand on a ball. To know that you can jump higher than any one else on the team (at least for tonight). Struggling to rip the ball from someone else till you end up on the ground. It's great. Now, don't get the idea that I'm actually good at this game. I haven't even exercised in many many months, but this was great and so much fun. I hope that everyone had a great and fun night. I love you all!

posted by Shari @ 6:48 PM