Red Hawks
In October we signed Issac up for basketball. Being that he is only five, he was very reluctant to try something new. Issac was vocal about wanting to play soccer again. He didn’t understand that different seasons offer different sports. We discussed the benefits of trying something new; we discussed other options such as swimming, karate & basketball all as winter activity options. Once he thought about it, he decided that trying basketball would be fun. So in November, Issac started basketball practice. His team was all Kindergarteners and coached by three high school boys. Right out the gate the team of eleven players was down to eight. I was amazed each week as I watched practice at how good some of the players were for such a young age. Some of the players could make hoop after hoop and maintain good ball control from one end of the court to the other. Issac had never done more than try to dribble a ball before so everything about basketball was