Shoot & Score

Jaxon & Baylor are participating in a few camps this Summer. First up is basketball camp. Boy oh boy did we start off with a bang! The week was a raging success! The camp is a well organized machine with great coaches, and the kids in Jaxon's & Baylor's age group were instant friends.

I knew both boys would have a good time because they really like basketball, but I wasn't certain whether the sport would hold Baylor's attention 3 hours a day for 5 straight days. It did! Despite giving it his all, Baylor never managed to score a basket. Even with the rim lowered, the basket was just too high for 4-year old Baylor. That disadvantage never swayed his interest though. If anything, it made Baylor try even harder. Look how low he would crouch to try to gain every bit of momentum possible when shooting. Poor kid!

Jaxon, our sports nut, was in heaven. He really has a competitive spirit and looked forward to the daily free throw contests. The camp was broken down into 4 age groups. The winner from each group would then compete against the other age groups for a daily winner. Jaxon won his age group 2 out of the 5 days, but none of boys were able to take down the older competitors. Oh well. There's always next year!

Grant & I didn't stay for the entire camp, but we would stay for the first 30 minutes, and then arrive early for pickup to watch the free throw contest. This is Grant's facial expression during our time in the gym. Imagine 75+ kids all bouncing basketballs...Yeah, maybe that was my facial expression too.

The coaches went over the rules of the game and put the kids through some drills to improve their ball handling skills, and the group was split into teams of 3 for daily tournaments. Never once did anyone seem bored. In fact, at the end of the week, Jaxon and Baylor both asked me if they could come back the following week for another round of basketball camp. I would have gladly agreed, but Lego Camp was already on the calendar and paid for. Thankfully, that turned out to be a hit as well.

Jaxon and Baylor made new friends and mastered new skills. What more can you ask for? Summer 2012 is off to a great start. Let the fun times continue!!!