Mark's basketball games are the real deal now. We have weekly practice and most of the players have enough skills that we can focus on scrimmage, seeing lanes, and working on plays. This year he got together a group of friends that he plays with at school every day, so it was extra fun for him to be on the court. The competition in the rec league wasn't really that strong, but Mark led his team to double-digit wins, averaging around sixteen points per game.
Mark loved playing with his friends.
Mark's team was really good at defense this year. In fact, there were two games in which they held the other team to zero field goals in the first half. The score in each of those was twenty or thirty to zero or one (there was a made foul shot), which actually was a little sad. Still, Mark knew when to stop pushing the ball and shooting threes, and to quietly execute the offense. Mark would want it mentioned that he hit at least one, and generally three or four three-pointers per game, though.
Mark is a great shooter!
It was fun to watch Mark lead his team.
Dad had a great time coaching Mark's games and genuinely looked forward to them. The boys have grown up so much over the years and they really are good listeners willing to learn. Parents were pleased with the way things went, and even though no one really ever competed with them, the boys were always all smiles. There was only one time Dad had to teach a lesson and call time out to sit a kid down for celebrating after making a basket. Thankfully, it wasn't Mark!
Mark was great at the fast break.
Mark had tons of steals, too!
Mark is great at every aspect of the game. Dax would often keep a stat sheet on Mark, and he'd always have nearly twenty points, half a dozen assists, at least eight steals, and double digit rebounds. A few times he even authoritatively blocked some poor little soul's shot into the first row. We always liked watching Mark play, though, because he knows to celebrate his teammates and not himself. He's a really great kid!
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