Mike and I decided several weeks ago, when the park and rec guide came around, that we should sign Amanda up for some classes at the community center. We decided to try her out on a once a week preschool type class, and then we gave her a choice for her second class: sports, or dance. She picked sports without any hesitation – and I wasn’t sure she knew what “sports” meant! She knows individual sports, but I didn’t think the word sports itself was one she would know. Turns out, I was wrong. She started telling us about how she was going to play basketball, and soccer, and tennis, and bowling, and my favorite, baseball Dodgers! (Those are her exact words, not mine.)
I think her expectations of the class might be a little high – I don’t think they’ll do tennis and bowling, but so far she’s loving it. They did tee ball her first week, and she was in heaven. She also decided to bat left-handed, and surprise her teacher. Sadly, I forgot the camera that day, but I learned my lesson and brought it for yesterday’s class: basketball.
Amanda hanging out with her boys.
Skipping down the court?
I don’t think they quite understand the point of the game – you keep trying once you score a basket!
Here you’ll see what Amanda was really interested in – playing with the pine needles.
None of the kids wanted to try to steal the ball from the coach; that would be bad manners, right?
I eventually convinced Amanda to go try.
Trying to shoot that big ball into the basket.
Coach giving her a little assist to make the basket.
I’m glad we decided to let her pick her class, and I’m glad she picked sports. She’s having so much fun at her classes, that she never wants to come home when it’s time to go.
Those were good pictures to go along with the story of Amanda’s sport’s class. I’m glad she is enjoying her classes and takes such joy in them.
…this is exactly what I do all day. Teach little children how to play sports. It’s just as much fun for me as it is for them (hopefully).