Who's Competitive?

Dylan, just before scoring!!

"Sparklers"

Update: We lost the by two points in the last 30 seconds of the Championship game. I am so proud of all the girls! They worked their little tails off and played hard. We were up against a much taller and bigger (and probably mostly 2nd grade) team. Dylan scored a point and fought for several rebounds and steals. She is getting more confident with each game and I know will just get better!!

Well, I mentioned before that I am coaching Dylan's basketball team along with a friend of mine. We went into this endeavor saying over and over that we were just doing this to give the kids some experience and to have fun with it. No competition at all. The kids are having fun and getting a great experience out of it. But the competition thing....I'm having a little trouble with. We get them suited up, warmed up and out on the court and the adrenaline kicks in and I become "that mom". The one screaming and yelling from the side. The one telling Dylan to be mean and fight for the ball out on the court! We make a point and I find myself "accidentally" screaming and jumping a yelling. We are down a point and I grab one of the good players and stick her in. I want to win!!!! I am okay if we lose, but I want to win!!! We had our 1st tournament last week. It began on Thursday in the big Lefors, TX. We lost our 1st game, but Dylan scored 4 of the 7 points. That put us playing again Saturday at 11:30. We won that game so we played again that day at 7:30. We won again!!! WooHoo! We are playing for the trophy tonight at 7:45. So proud of the kids, win or lose! I know I sounded a bit over the top before, but I am truly ok with a win or loss tonight! This is lots of fun. I really missed being a part of basketball! I will update again after the game.