04 December 2013
Quote of the Day: Rebecca Lobo
Surprisingly, not from her twitter. Instead, this is from her blog. (Which I didn't know existed until she posted a link on twitter...):
Our local Catholic elementary school lets the students start basketball in the second grade. Of the ten girls in my daughter’s class, nine play on the team. I am their coach. And coaching them is one of the most rewarding things I do.
We practice one day a week after school. The girls always greet me by skipping across the gym and saying hello with giant gap-toothed smiles. Before a recent practice, they presented me a sign which read, “Apresheat Mrs. Rushin Day!”
None of these 2nd-graders ever played before this year. I doubt many of them ever watched a game on TV. They needed to be told what “dribbling” meant. I had to explain the difference between “offense” (we have the ball) and “defense” (the other team has the ball). But they have fun, work extremely hard and giggle more than I ever thought possible.
Our local Catholic elementary school lets the students start basketball in the second grade. Of the ten girls in my daughter’s class, nine play on the team. I am their coach. And coaching them is one of the most rewarding things I do.
We practice one day a week after school. The girls always greet me by skipping across the gym and saying hello with giant gap-toothed smiles. Before a recent practice, they presented me a sign which read, “Apresheat Mrs. Rushin Day!”
None of these 2nd-graders ever played before this year. I doubt many of them ever watched a game on TV. They needed to be told what “dribbling” meant. I had to explain the difference between “offense” (we have the ball) and “defense” (the other team has the ball). But they have fun, work extremely hard and giggle more than I ever thought possible.
Labels: UConn basketball
# posted by mamurd @ 10:10 PM 
