Brad is playing City Basketball and he is really doing a great job. Our team is not the best but we have improve
d every week. We practice at the same time as the other Fairmont Elementary team and I think it has helped us to scrimmage them every practice. At first Brad seemed to try and force alot of
shots and act as if it was basketball played out in the driveway. But he has since calmed and has been a good team player. I have notcied he has a very nice shot and has very good court sense. He shoots his free throws well, and is aggressive on the press. We got beat bad in the first game. But then made adjustments and won our last 3. We were even losing 10-1 in this weekends game and came back to win 17-12. I think Brad had 6 points in that game. I played our best 5 in the last quarter and had Dylan Heim and Brad on the court at the same time. Their athletic ability really showed and helped us come back to win. Looking forward to seeing these guys play in 7th grade. I am very proud of his competitiveness and athleticism. I try and coach him and help him understand I am not griping like a dad but trying to coach him and make him better. One example is this weekend. At the end of the game we were winning by 6 points with 1 
minute to go. I kept sa
ying lets not force a shot and slow down we don’t have to score. Well I mentioned this in a timeout and then in our next possession Brad tried to force a shot so I took him out with 40 seconds to go and explained to him why. He was upset and I told him why. He did seem to understand. Hopefully that will be in his mind for later on. I want him to know the entire game of basketball so he will understand why and what to do. He will be starting baseball soon. We move up to the 12U field and will be playing with Mike Biggs. I am looking forward to Brad being pushed with the older kids. I hope I stay focused on watching him grow and be pushed by someone other than me. More on baseball in coming post. I hadn’t posted about Brad so I wanted this one to only be about him.
d every week. We practice at the same time as the other Fairmont Elementary team and I think it has helped us to scrimmage them every practice. At first Brad seemed to try and force alot of
shots and act as if it was basketball played out in the driveway. But he has since calmed and has been a good team player. I have notcied he has a very nice shot and has very good court sense. He shoots his free throws well, and is aggressive on the press. We got beat bad in the first game. But then made adjustments and won our last 3. We were even losing 10-1 in this weekends game and came back to win 17-12. I think Brad had 6 points in that game. I played our best 5 in the last quarter and had Dylan Heim and Brad on the court at the same time. Their athletic ability really showed and helped us come back to win. Looking forward to seeing these guys play in 7th grade. I am very proud of his competitiveness and athleticism. I try and coach him and help him understand I am not griping like a dad but trying to coach him and make him better. One example is this weekend. At the end of the game we were winning by 6 points with 1 
minute to go. I kept sa
ying lets not force a shot and slow down we don’t have to score. Well I mentioned this in a timeout and then in our next possession Brad tried to force a shot so I took him out with 40 seconds to go and explained to him why. He was upset and I told him why. He did seem to understand. Hopefully that will be in his mind for later on. I want him to know the entire game of basketball so he will understand why and what to do. He will be starting baseball soon. We move up to the 12U field and will be playing with Mike Biggs. I am looking forward to Brad being pushed with the older kids. I hope I stay focused on watching him grow and be pushed by someone other than me. More on baseball in coming post. I hadn’t posted about Brad so I wanted this one to only be about him.Ya’ll be safe out there!!
