Houston, we have a problem......

So we have been gearing up for the basketball season ever since baseball ended at the beginning of August.  Daily lay-ups, dribbling drills, conditioning, etc.  A couple of weeks ago, we turned in our player apps and coach's forms AS USUAL.  Last week we got the details nailed down for Emma's team but were left waiting for the roster, practice schedule, and details for Jordan's team.  Then, we got a random phone call from some guy claiming to be the COACH of Jordan's team.  What?  Travis did a quick "I don't think so, buddy" and has been scrambling to figure out what went wrong.  Turns out, not enough players signed up from last year's team so they just scattered what was left and farmed them out to other teams.  This was understandable and we tried to think of all the positives like:  

*Hey, Jordan can see what it is like not to have his dad as the coach for once

*Travis already has a jam-packed schedule as it is and could use a break

*We can just cheer from the sidelines rather than being in charge of everything

*No teaching a bunch of 8-9 year olds ball-handling skills who have never touched a basketball

Then he had his first practice tonight.  We really tried to be positive.  I promise.  But when you are used to being in charge and running the show it is REALLY hard to watch from the sidelines.......or so I have heard.  It started off badly as we got slotted in the 8-9 pm time which is far too late to be practicing in my humble opinion.  And, it is on the same night that Emma has soccer practice AND also the same night that Travis has his church meetings.  Which means really fun Wednesdays for me to look forward to all winter with only occasional help when a meeting is canceled.   Anyway, Travis was able to make it to the first practice tonight so he could check things out and it was worse than he could have possibly imagined.

*The coach had the boys stretch for the first 15 minutes

*Told them to "durble" the ball and then shoot it at the "bankboard"

*Then had them play knockout for the rest of the hour

*When they got eliminated from knockout, he tried to take them in one-on-one

*Oh, and he looks like this:

*except he cut off the sleeves of his t-shirt and pulled his hair back into a ponytail for the occasion

What?????  We are at a loss for words.  I mean, when you play rec sports there are times that you get a bad draw but seriously........this bad?  So much for all the time Jordan has spent on his skills.  Maybe I should just try a little harder to find the good in the situation.  I mean, I could probably capture a lot of stellar photos from the season.  And Jordan might learn the value of a good mullet or learn to appreciate Nascar more.  We will keep you posted.....there has got to be a way out of this one.