My crazy, crazy life!: Hot Shots

Monday, April 20, 2009

Hot Shots

Tip-off!

Just before Spring Break, Oni was invited to join a new AAU team being formed in the Sno-ho area. These are typically a select team situation.... and since she just picked up a ball in November-we were excited and grateful that they would take a chance on an inexperienced player. Now- that's not to say that there haven't been a couple of bumps in the road- and that it's been a good wake up call for her.... she has to learn to work as a TEAM- and it's hard work- but can be a TON of fun! And it can be a total tear-down of your self confidence before it's a build back up- but I think we're on the build back up... she was not real sure going into this double header yesterday..... and even tho it was hard play- full court- for two games back to back.... she left with a smile and a renewed sense of "can-do"... she wants to try harder and pay better attention so she can play better this weekend.... cross your fingers and say a little prayer!

Our team is red- we're the "Hot Shots". And while a bit shell shocked at the very start- we came back strong in the second quarter of the first game- playing a team that was crazy fast and a couple of girls with some amazing vert- pretty sure some of these kids from Seattle have been playing since kindergarten- they were really good!

Here Oni & Emma the "Twin Towers" as we like to call them-(at over 5' each *in shoes* ...they are definitely the tall girls on the team) mapping it out as the ball comes toward them....