Basketball Begins (Again)

Basketball season begins again. We actually had a break of several weeks in-between the Junior Jazz season and Spring basketball at Gene Fullmer. Unlike Junior Jazz, which has games for all ages, the off-seasons at the rec center are just for 3rd-8th grade boys, and with all the other sports going on (baseball, soccer, flag football, etc.) there usually isn't as much participation, so the grades are combined (3rd/4th, 5th/6th, 7th/8th) and sometimes, there have still only been four or five teams in each league. In the past years, all games have been played at the rec center, so I had thought I wouldn't have any conflicts between Keaton and Callahan's games, as they couldn't play at the same time ... but not the case this Spring. There were SO many kids signed up (10 teams in each of the leagues, which isn't much compared to Junior Jazz, but it is for off-season rec ball). So Keaton's games are played in the mornings at Joel P Middle School, and Callahan's games will be played in the mornings at Gene Fullmer (based on the past three years, I had totally expected all his games to be in the afternoon). This does complicate Saturday mornings (throw in soccer starting soon for the two little boys and it will be pretty crazy!). Luckily, this first day, I was able to attend both games. I've included the highlights from Keaton's game below (it's just 50 seconds long, but I LOVE his reaction to a shot at the end, it makes me laugh every time!), and you can follow Callahan's season on the Hoop Dreams blog (first game is posted there).