151010 Thank you for a basketball practice

Fall colours

It's my third year joining my church's basketball league. Before I share anything, let me tell you that I do not enjoy doing any kind of sports, because I am probably one of the least flexible people alive. I was always the slowest at running during track and field, and hence, I never won any ribbons when I was in elementary school. I haven't played any team sports since grade 9 phys ed... until I joined my church's basketball league and softball league. So to join a league like this is a huge step for me. I enjoyed it in the past couple of years that I joined these sports ministry, so I decided to join again this year. I didn't enjoy softball as much to be honest. But with basketball, I feel like I'm learning and getting better little by little with a help of our basketball coach, and the girls who play with me. They've been really encouraging and helpful, although I am pretty much the worst player on the league.

Anyways, there was a morning workshop today where we practiced dribbling and shooting. Although I learned these basics last year, I completely forgot to put them into practice this year. It was really helpful that we went over them again thoroughly today. I just need to keep practicing so that my body will remember. Sadly, tomorrow's game is cancelled because of Thanksgiving. I just hope that I won't forget these basics this time and put them into practice when I actually play.

I'm thankful for an opportunity like this to learn basketball and also have people around me who are challenging and also encouraging me to learn together. It's always good to learn something new.