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2013 K-1st Grade Upward Snow Leopards

This is Ethan's first year playing basketball for Upward Sports and he is really enjoying it!  Today he told me that basketball is his new favorite sport (this past fall you might recall that football was his favorite), but then he corrected himself and said that he is sure when football season comes around again, he will think it is his favorite.  Funny kid.

His has practice once a week and games every Saturday; the whole event is pretty impressive.  They have an announcer with music, score board, cheerleaders with a few half-time cheers and he has even had to shoot a few free throws in a few of his games.  The refs are somewhat lenient and will often give a warning before calling traveling or double-dribble, but you can tell the kids are really learning how a real game works.



Ethan, shooting a free throw

The games are actually fun to watch, and we all can't get over how great he is doing!  He is a real hustler out there on the court and isn't afraid to play defense!  He even will sit on the sidelines and shout to his teammates who is open and what to do!  It is a lot of fun to watch.

This past game he scored 8 baskets, with almost every shot he attempted going in.  His team, the Snow Leopards, are doing a great job, but have learned a few times what it feels like to loose a game, which I feel is a valuable lesson that sometimes gets missed at this age.

Go Snow Leopards!!