No, not a real pro sports draft, or one of my fantasy leagues’ draft. Today was the draft for my son’s 7-9 year old basketball team. What would transpire on this day will play a major role into how this season will go.
Of course, I’m a bit worried. Coming off a winless baseball season, here we are, back in the “jump” year… my 7 year old son playing in a 7-9 year old league. My first year in this age bracket as coach. Definitely want to get some wins. How will we do it?
We had practice earlier this week, where I got to see all the kids in the league. There’s some big kids; some kids that have skill. Whole ‘nother world from that 4-6 year old league with the rims lowered to 8 feet. No, we would play on regulation height this year. I asked about dribbling, travelling, etc; they said they’re pretty lax with it, but that they customize it per player, expecting the older kids to follow the rules to a tee, and giving the younger kids a little slack. Although come playoff time, rules are stricter; can’t wait to see this play out. I remembered the names of a few kids, which came in pretty handy during the draft.
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Then came our first pick. I remembered one kid’s name in particular; he was NOT there on draft day. I didn’t say anything until it was our turn to select a player. I asked if we could select a kid that was NOT there. They said yes. I looked on the roster, and found him. I asked if he was available. They said yes. I said I want him. Ringer time baby!!! Well, I hope it’s him… maybe there were multiple kids with the same name… this could blow up in my face! Nah, pretty sure… and with the other kids that were assigned to our team before the draft, I feel like we have a pretty good mix. Maybe we’ll actually win some games this year…
Now it’s time for me to do a little research on basketball drills we could run at practice. I definitely want to be on top of my game, trying to help the kids get better in the limited practice time we’ll have. Waiting for the schedule to be released; ready to start another season with my boy. Let’s go Baby Bulls!
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