NBA JR. For A Day

On Friday we went to the Convention Center. Not everyone though, the only ones that went were Lindsay, Nathaniel, Jesse, Elizabeth, Aiden, Brianna, Katherine, Kylie, and I. We went because we have been student of the month. The kids that went had to be in grades 3-5. Every one was split into groups. Our class was in the same group together. It did not take us long to get there. What were we going to do there? To go see some NBA basketball.

The first thing we did was go watch some basketball players practice. They were going to have a game that night or the next day. They had to divide the players into 2 teams, team 1 and team 2. Each team had to make as many baskets from half court in 1 minute. Team 1 made 6 and team to made 7. For the end of their practice they put little things that looked like ramps so the plays could do tricks while making a basket. 1 or 2 of them did back flips and actually made it. Just as another team was coming to practice the team mascot came to the bleachers were we sat. He greeted all of the younger kids. After that we had to go eat. I actually kind of wanted to go because we sat so high up. We sat at the top of the all the bleachers. Every time I looked down I got scared. I AM SCARED OF HEIGHTS. That was something I did not know about myself until Friday.

I thought it was the school that was going to provide food but no. It was the convention center. The food was really good. We had a choice of pizza or chicken fingers. I choose chicken fingers because it looked good. The lady gave us a tray and our food next we choose want to drink. We could get Spite or orange soda. I could not believe that we got to drink soda. I choose Sprite. Then we choose between oranges of pears. I do not really like pears so I choose an orange. After I got my food I went to the tables. Lindsay came and sat with me. She had chosen pizza. The pizza was a small one with 4 slices with a soda.

Then we went to a room with many small basketball courts. We sat down and listened to the man speaking. We saw 2 actors from the movie Stranger Things. After that we were assigned coaches and practiced basketball. They were just the basics. Since I know basketball it was simple. I do those practice in basketball. Every single team has to do it in the first practice of the season. The only thing that could not do is shoot I am not good at shooting during the games. I could not shoot there either because I am not used to that place.

After we were called to our seats we met NBA all stars and 1 WNBA all star. We also met the Black Panther. That was unfortunately the end of our day. It is a day I will always remember. It was the best time ever.

My New Favorite Sport

School is starting next week and we will all miss our summer break. Some of us are exited to return to learning and to see our friends again, while some us will be sad to return because we had so much fun we do not want to let go of the fun experiences. We all had fun while it lasted. Here is what I have been doing this summer...

This summer I have been taking Basketball as a sport, because of my brother. Last year he wanted to take Basketball classes but, my mom had arranged for us to go to soccer. At that time soccer was my favorite sport so I was really happy; my brother on the other hand was very upset. So this year mom said we would would take Basketball. My brother was really happy. But me? I was unsure about taking those classes until the first day...

The first day of basketball was nice I met my coach and teammates. On that day the coach made us do drills and practice shooting. I have to admit I was terrible, I could not even make a shot during the whole class! By the end I was disappointed in myself but, I had fun. My mom was proud that I liked playing basketball. I went to training until the first game we played...

We played our first game on July 22nd. Our team name is Clippers. On that day we played against the Warriors. We were all given uniform the day before. I guess the training I took payed off because I was catching and passing, the ball.  I could not really shoot cause then too many people would surround me. With the last few minutes remaining in the game we were all tied until the last 28 seconds. Within that time we scored 2 more shots and then won. We had more games and played here's how we ended:
             July 25th Won!
             July 29th Lost
             August 1st Won!
             August 5th Lost

We have only lost two games so far and that is good because there will be championships for the top 4 teams right now we are in second place so it is most likely that we will get into the championships. Unless we lose again we will be in danger of not getting in there.

While I have been in basket ball it has been my new favorite sport.