The campus itself is nice enough. The roads are a bit confusing and they were having way too much construction going on. Especially around Mackey Arena. I hope they have that ready by winter!
Anyway, Joel's team was completely outmatched in all of their games. All of the teams, except one, appeared to have the human growth hormone prescription: Most of their players (5th and 6th graders mind you) were as tall as Brian! Yep, we played the steriod teams :-}
Notice how tall the kid in black is compared to Joel! Yikes!!
Despite that, the boys had alot of fun. It is not about winning ~ it is about having the right character and a love for the game. They took that lesson on the chin there. This all reminds me of Romans 5:3-4: Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.
In the big picture, this really wasn't suffering. But the boys handled themselves wonderfully! It was a great character builder. As a mom, I loved it!! (But it would have been nice to have 1 close game!)
The boys having fun!
The team with Coach Randle. He is a assistant pastor at a church in Peoria. This team he puts together are all made up of Christian kids. They are all super nice kids!!
Joel getting ready to block out the free throw shooter. Again, look at the size of these kids. And this team was the shortest we played. There must be something in the water in Indiana!!
We promised Joel a blooming onion from Outback Steakhouse. Loved it!!
Next tournament is Nationals ~ hope we get taller between now and then!
Kendra
Makes you wonder doesn't it? Last year we played in a 14U tourney and saw one of the players drive up and walk to the field. The umps refused to check her id. Yeah, they were the home team. Strong dislike for the Quad Cities!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like the all had fun even if they did lose. And Joel doesn't look like it bother him one bit :}