Tavin's latest basketball adventures
Last night was Tavin's 2nd basketball game, only it was at home. Their gym is better than any gym I played in before college! If you notice the handsome referee, to the right, you'll see the reason that Tavin was whistled for a couple of fouls. This was a shot that she made, but I don't know how many points she actually had. One got called off by the ref because of a foul before hand, which was non-shooting. Someone in the crowd heckled him for that, but I have no knowledge of their identity. Tavin is #45, in the white uni with black shorts, pretty much the tallest one out there.
Kevin overheard people from the opposite side saying "They need to put a really short girl on that 45 and just steal the ball whenever she dribbles." Flattering for us, but Tavin was still very disappointed (near tears again) when they still lost by 2, actually the final score was 22-18 because of a last second shot that the ref counted. :) It was still legal, and one of these days, these girls will win a game. The coach and I agree that our girls are just so polite they don't want to cause any hard feelings and have yet to learn the value of a little aggressiveness. Plus, all get equal playing time without equal ability and there are 11 girls on the team, even though 9 is the most that showed up. Tavin played very well and had a good time, I think, despite the result.
This was Lucy's take on the entire evening. Of course, when her daddy picked her up she stopped immediately.Labels: Tavin
posted by SAHM at 8:41 AM
2 Comments:
The ref should be REF! I love the ref and the job they do. Parents can be so mean. For that guy to stick his neck out and make the calls he did shows real courage. Besides every once in a while a little hug for the ref will go farther than a heckle from the stands. I wish the ref all the luck in the world. Good job.
I stand corrected. The REF did a fine job, the "heckle" was a stretch, and he did get hugged afterwards. It's tough to see a grown man cry. What startled me was the comments from father's in the crowd; "Get her!"
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