Ian and Cami's First Basketball Class

This last Saturday was Ian's and Cami's first steps into the world of basketball. The class is sponsored by the Des Plaines Park District. For a relatively small town our park district actually has a lot of classes and activities to take advantage of. I suppose that helps offset some of the high taxes we pay. Anyway, both of the kids were really excited about the class, Ian especially so.

I'm really happy that there are enough girls in the class so Cami doesn't feel alone. There were enough girls that they had their own group when they were practising passing, dribbling, etc. But during the scrimmage all of the kids were mixed together. Cami had no idea what to do during the game. In fact, one of the coaches put her with another girl to do the "jump ball" to start the game and after Cami hit the ball she and the other girl just stood there for 2 or 3 minutes because they didn't know, and weren't old, to get into the game.

Ian really had a good time running around. Basketball might be a good sport for him because he can be in constant motion. He enjoyed baseball but there were alot of times when he would just stand in the outfield and practically fall asleep because nothing was happening.