Give me the freedom of the court or maybe just 2 on 2 will do
Cass got the bad draw today…his mom. 2 on 2 has never been my game, I like the freedom of the full court. The opportunity to run and blend with my teammates on the hardwood, not trip over the bumpy grass/driveway court. Still I had fun. Even after a 14-15 loss to Charli & Dad, I had fun. (We’ll get’em next time Cass, not that winning is that important, but it’s nice every once in a while)
Family Time on the Court
Well, both kids passed me quite handily on their shooting charts. It doesn’t hurt that they have had me as a rebounder. (how can I resist a “mom, can you come out and shoot with me, please?”) It doesn’t even bother me that I end up rebounding. In fact, I enjoy it. I didn’t realize starting the Peace.Love.Basketball Shooting Challenge would bring me even closer to my kids.
4950 shots to go!
Yes, I did it! 50 shots! I even wanted to shoot more, but I had motherly duties to attend to, school pick ups, snacks, chauffering and the like. While shooting in my driveway/sidewalk/grass court, I did a little thinking. (which I occasionally like to do) Did I write in the PLB Shooting Challenge information that a participant should record makes or simply shots taken for the PLB Shooting Challenge? I pondered as my next shot bricked off the rim and I turned my ankle on the parking area that doubles as my court. Maybe it should be shots taken? In the end I decided recording the shots made is in order for anyone who has been playing for a while, but for young kids, shots taken is good. The Challenge should be good for your game and fun!
Peace.Love.Basketball Summer Shooting Challenge
I now have a reason to blog. Or should I say a motivation to blog. I have a lot of good reasons. I designed a line of basketball t-shirts that are for sale on my website peacelovebasketball.com. The team I’m playing on, AWU (All Washed Up) won the Sheryl Swoopes Tournament and our league. I started writing my next book. I could go on. But I’m motivated to blog again because I’m taking the Peace.Love.Basketball Summer Shooting Challenge.
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Meet Sonya
Sonya Elliott’s memoir, Back on the Court: A Young Woman’s Triumphant Return to Life, Love & Basketball, is her story of finding hope in the wake of tragedy after she and her fiancé were hit by a train. She blogs about writing, basketball, and life and is currently working on a Young Adult Novel and a Non-Fiction Coaching book. Stories of her career as a fashion model are woven through her memoir, as both the Soloflex and Easy Spirit Shoes commercials were filmed during that time period, and this unique and intriguing business continues to be a part of her life.
Sonya played basketball at Eastern Washington University and was a starter for the Big Sky Champion team that went to the 1987 NCAA tournament. She coached for almost 25 years and was voted Seattle Times Coach of the Year, Seattle Officials Women’s Basketball Association Coach of the Year, and twice voted Metro League Coach of the Year. She loves the game of basketball and is thankful, not only for her husband and kids but for her ability to continue to get back on the court.
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Monday’s Pen to Paper: Where are you from?
My daughter finally finished the book “Outliers: The Story of Success” by Malcolm Gladwell, that I wrote about in an earlier blog, and she mentioned another interesting tidbit, “…that it matters where you are from.” We’re talking grandparents, great-grands, great-great-grands and down the line.
Now mind you, I haven’t read the book. I’ve only listened to summaries of certain sections from my daughter. And as she explained interesting revelations from this writer, backed by certain studies, I found that I didn’t always agree with it, but I did like that it was thought-provoking and now my daughter was interested in where she came from.
“I’ve got the start of a family tree.” I told her, “And papers from both sets of your grandparents that you can sort through.” And just days later, when my daughter was talking to her great-grandmother on her 95th birthday, she learned more about where she came from including […]
PeaceLoveBasketball Friday: Change It Up
I’ve been playing a lot of tennis. Okay, well 5 times in the last two weeks might not constitute “a lot”, but considering that I usually play twice a year, it’s definitely more than the norm for me. Two weeks ago I made a vow to be active everyday (more than just working in the yard and climbing three sets of stairs each time I did a load of laundry. Although every bit helps). I had been in a slump with my workouts.
So I hit the YMCA for early morning basketball, ran the dogs, attended a bootcamp that kicked my ass, and pulled out my tennis racket. Huh?
My husband and I aren’t tennis players but we are both former college athletes that have stayed in decent shape, so over the years we have pulled out the rackets and played using our athleticism. We are not skilled at tennis, nor do […]
Monday’s Pen to Paper: Memories
All weekend I’ve been sorting through photos. I’m putting together a little something for my parent’s 50th Wedding Anniversary (Surprise Mom). It’s been slow going as I have a box of old family photos from the time before I had a camera, photo albums from the time I got my Kodak to the time my son was born (about 17 years of albums),and then back to boxes of half-labeled envelopes of photos after Cass was born, (yes Cass, we did take photos of you when you were a baby too) up until I got a Mac Book for my 40th birthday nearly 7 years ago. Then I went digital.
That wasn’t much better. I swore I would keep up with the photos and photo albums, and did for the first 6 months. Now, as of three weeks ago, my computer […]
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