Trent's First Basketball Game

Today was Trent's very first basketball game. He was super excited. He was up at 6:30 this morning asking what time we were going and where his uniform was.

He is in a 6 and under league with some of his best buddies Parker and Logan. I think that Trent might be the youngest kid on the team, and you can really tell...

We got to Singleton Community Center at about 11:40 this morning. The game was supposed to start at noon. I got Trent into his uniform, and he was ready. Matt, Jack, and I sat in the bleachers watching all of the kids warm up for the game.

Jack is patiently waiting for the game to start.


Trent's team is the Bartlett Blue Wave. He is number 9.

The game started with the tip. It was super cute because the ref threw the ball up, and the kid on the red team jumped up and caught the ball. Then the ref explained to the kids that they had to hit the ball, and the game began. Red won the tip.


Trent started the game as a bench warmer. It was so funny to watch him over there by himself. He would be staring into space, playing with the drawstring in his shorts, sitting Indian style on the bench, etc.


It was great to watch the game. Of course the refs were very good about letting the kids double dribble or travel. As long as the kids were trying to dribble down the court it was ok. Both teams were super cute. At the end of the first quarter the score was tied.


Then Mark (the coach) put Trent into the game for the second quarter. Here's the huddle before the start of the second quarter.


Trent did ok playing. Mark just tells him to try to get the ball. He is still a little too immature to understand how the game works. Plus we haven't had much time to work with him because it has been so cold. At the end of the second quarter, the score was still tied...


At halftime, the refs line the teams up for free throws. Whatever they make counts on the score. Trent really tried, but he just couldn't get the ball to the goal.


After the half time shots, the red team was up by 1 point.


In the 3rd quarter the kids seemed to be getting the hang of it. Please keep in mind that the red team played a game last week. Our team had a bye our first week. The score was ok after the third quarter.


Our team really tried hard in the last quarter. We scored a goal and the kids seemed to be having a ball!


Aren't they the cutest?

Look at the blue wave hustle!


An action shot right by the bleachers


In the end, the Blue Wave lost, but the kids had a great time. And that's what really matters...