Hoops

Since there is only so many times I can bloviate about the inactivity near Willets Point, time for a Hoops post.

This season, SoulSlam is coaching two teams - one 6th Grade (12U) travel team for the older guy and a buzzsaw of a 2nd/3rd Grade Rec team with my ever-growing 9 year old.

On the travel team I am an assistant coach, coaching with some guys I've known for a long time and coach baseball with. As far as the team, we are vertically challenged (read that as S-H-O-R-T), and so far, we've gotten our Nikes handed to us. Since we didn't get into this thinking we are going to win a National Championship, all's well; though some of these kids can't seem to grasp the simplest of concepts on the hardwood.

The rec team is the first stab at competitive ball for these boys. They've basically been playing in a non-competitive clinic for a couple. Now they have to play with refs and rules (some modified). I have my team running a couple of plays already, so I think we're ahead of the curve. I'm sure the comments will start about stacking my team will begin from the looks of things. But that is the way the ball bounces.

And last but definitely not least, mark your calendars. January 8, 2010. Indoor winter workouts. Baseball. Can't wait.