"Heat"

I thought most of you would be interested in knowing what happened today at Steven's 1st basketball game, so here we go.....

He had to be there at 10:40, but his team wasn't scheduled to play into 11. He had to get there 20 minuted early, so he could get his shirt and get changed and go over a few things! We got him there right on time..lol

A few weeks ago after they had practice, they got to tell the coach what number they wanted on their shirts, Steven had picked number 55. Today when we got there, his coach told them that when she went to turn in the numbers they had ask for they had told her wrong, she said at first they told her they could pick from 0-99, then when she went to turn it in they told her they could pick from 0-10, so instead of letting them pick, she just handed them out, so they wouldn't all be fighting over the same number, which makes sense to me. Anyways, Steven ended up with number 8 and the name of his team is "Heat".

It's time to start the game. They get 9 minutes to a quarter and what the coach would do is let 3 people sit out for half of the quarter, so that meant 3 players sat out for 4 and 1/2 minutes. Steven had to sit out the first 4 and 1/2 minutes of the first quarter. On the second half of the first quarter, Steven was playing and he made one basket. He was the guy that takes the ball out, I'm not sure what the proper word for it is, but that's what he done.

The second quarter Steven got to play the 1st half of the quarter, he actually got 2 foul shots because a player from the other team hit his arm. He scored 1 out of his 2 foul shots.

At half time they all line up and shot the ball twice at the goal and if they make it in the basket it counts as a point. Steven had made 1 basket then, too.

Third quarter he sat out the first half and played the second, he did good, he made one basket, but a little boy on his team, stole the ball from the other team 3 times in a row, he was good!! The 4th quarter, Steven sat out the first half and played the second half, again. Every time that Steven played he was the "take the ball out guy"( i don't know what the proper name for that is..lol)

They all did a really good job for it being the 1st game, they all were excited and nervous. The other team had alot of tall boys on their team and on Steven's team they were all about the same size. There was a kid on the other team that was real tall, he was about my height.

Now everybody on both teams are in the second grade. That's what i did like about it, i liked that they didn't mix up the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th graders. Steven's team was all 2nd graders and so was the other team. Just like next week they'll play other 2nd graders, they will never play the 3rd thru 5th graders. They all had trouble with walking, double dribbling, & traveling. Even the other team had trouble with those, but hey like i said they all did REAL good for their 1st game. Some of the kids has probably never played basketball (the right way) and/or they don't know anything about basketball. Steven being one of those kids!!

The score ended up being 13-20, so we lost, but only by 7 points. I think that's REALLY REALLY GOOD with it being their 1st game. Each week as games and practices go by they will all get ALOT better!! Steven's next game is next Saturday, February 2nd at 8am, so if you wanna come and watch him play let me know and I'll give you directions. He had a good little cheering team today, he had Me, Ickey, Amber, Nana, Aunt Candy, Tyler, Granny Emma, Aunt Christy, Uncle Justin, & Kaden was his cheering team today. WOW, he had a good little cheering team of 10..lol!! We wasn't just cheering for Steven, we was cheering for the whole team!!

I'll post a picture, so you can check him out in his basketball shirt!!

Remember, if you ever wanna come watch Steven and his team play, he plays every Saturday, but the don't always play at the same time. I'll post his game schedule, just in case you wanna try to come to one of his games. If you do, then you can email me or call me and I'll give you direction on how to get there.

Here is his Basketball Schedule. Remember ALL his games are on a Saturday!

February 2nd @ 8am

February 9th @11am

February 16th @11am

February 23rd @ 8am

March 1st @11 am

Also, on March 1st after their Basketball game they will receive a trophy

Any game cancelled due to inclement weather will be made up the following week instead of having practice. If his game on March 1st is cancelled due to inclement weather the game will not be made up and a trophy presentation will be scheduled.

Alright, there you go you have his schedule and when he will receive his trophy, so i hope to see some of you at the game!!

Alright, that's all i have for now, i think I'll go take me a nap I'm kinda sleepy!! We may go out with some friends tonight and i got to get a nap before we go..lol..I hope everyone enjoys their night and what's left of the weekend!!