March Madness by Sonya Elliott
A Win-Win Deal
The Give 5 – Get 5 Promotion is underway. Purchase a peace.love.basketball t-shirt and help support The Healing Center and Hiawatha Youth Sport Scholarships. Not only does Full Court Design give $5 to charity when you make a purchase, you buy the shirt at a discounted price. I know it seems crazy but yes, you buy the PLB Essential t-shirt for $17 instead of it’s regular $22. And we give $5. A win-win Deal.
2009 Reignman Classic Pro-Am Tournament Champions
AWU (all washed up) returns for their 3rd Reignman Tournament championship title.
The Peace.Love.Basketball Shooting Challenge registration has ended. Of course that doesn’t mean it’s time to quit shooting, there are a few weeks left of summer. I hope everyone is out there having fun and getting their shots in every week. Charli is about half way there, Cass is about a third of the way and I plan on catching Charli this week.
Meet Sonya
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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PeaceLoveBasketball Friday: A New Season
First of all congrats to Patti Bunting on winning a free PLB t-shirt from last weeks drawing!
I can’t believe the season is changing. I’m ready for it. I love fall. Not because the kids go back to school (though when they were young and oh-so-time-consuming, that was a bonus), but because of the fresh cool air, the amber leaves, the sound of a football game on the TV, the calm I feel…the anticipation of basketball season.
What are some things that you love about fall? Remember to take time to appreciate them.
Monday’s Pen to Paper: Whatever It Takes
I’m working on two books right now. It took me ten years to write my first one, so I’m not certain this is a good idea. Still, I find that it is helpful at times to have two completely different stories in the works. When I reach a road block on one book – I’m tired or not sure where to move with the story – I switch books and there is new energy.
Maybe you don’t have to write a second book, maybe just change your environment or do something different. Go for a walk, paint, sing, skydive, something that inspires.
Quite often the best thing to do is to knuckle down and write, but if that’s not working, do whatever it takes to keep your pen hitting the paper…
Writing Prompt: I am inspired by…
PeaceLoveBasketball Friday: Win a Free PLB T-Shirt!
PeaceLoveBasketball T-Shirt
It has been a while since I’ve given away a PeaceLoveBasketball shirt, so now’s the time. It’s simple to get in the drawing and have a crack at winning a comfy, hip basketball shirt…
Step 1: “Like” the PeaceLoveBasketball Facebook page.
Step 2: Comment in the Win a T-shirt Thread.
The drawing will be next Thursday August 29th (so visit the site by the 28th). And the winner will be announced on next Fridays PeaceLoveBasketball post!
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