wolfdancer
02-02-2010, 03:41 PM
I spent the entire weekend watching basketball...Fri was team practice, they played a game on Sat, and Sun. was a free throw shooting contest.
Rick Barry had a career .900 FT avg...but the finals of the 6 yr old event would have humbled him. The top two kids hit 11 of 15, then went to a best of 5 playoff....both scoring 5 straight. A second, best of five, playoff ensued, with the winner scoring another perfect 5, and the other kid 3, with one ball spinning off of the rim. I'd have given them both a trophy after the first playoff. The foul lines were moved up, and the net was at the 8 ft level...but still, pretty impressive for 6 yr olds.
Saturdays game between 8 yr olds did not go well for "our" team, the one with my friend's son. The other team did well with running overhand layups, and our ball handler predictably took the ball up the right side of the court, where he would get trapped, by 3 players, even though they were playing man-to-man, by the rules.....his teammates didn't spread out to help. He telegraphed his lob passes, and they were easily intercepted, but this was the first year of organized ball for our little guys, and the other team had played together for 3 years.
I found a nice portable hoop at Hayneedle.com for $156, and we are going to build a small court for "Larry Bird Jr."
He is pretty coordinated for his age, and looks like he will be as tall, or taller, then his 6'6" Dad.
Rick Barry had a career .900 FT avg...but the finals of the 6 yr old event would have humbled him. The top two kids hit 11 of 15, then went to a best of 5 playoff....both scoring 5 straight. A second, best of five, playoff ensued, with the winner scoring another perfect 5, and the other kid 3, with one ball spinning off of the rim. I'd have given them both a trophy after the first playoff. The foul lines were moved up, and the net was at the 8 ft level...but still, pretty impressive for 6 yr olds.
Saturdays game between 8 yr olds did not go well for "our" team, the one with my friend's son. The other team did well with running overhand layups, and our ball handler predictably took the ball up the right side of the court, where he would get trapped, by 3 players, even though they were playing man-to-man, by the rules.....his teammates didn't spread out to help. He telegraphed his lob passes, and they were easily intercepted, but this was the first year of organized ball for our little guys, and the other team had played together for 3 years.
I found a nice portable hoop at Hayneedle.com for $156, and we are going to build a small court for "Larry Bird Jr."
He is pretty coordinated for his age, and looks like he will be as tall, or taller, then his 6'6" Dad.