coaching

Jesus, it's been ages since I last blogged. I'm getting very lazy with this thing.

The most recent spur in my lazy side, prompting me to revive this dying blog, is coaching basketball. I've been asked to take over the Under-18 boys' team for my school, and have had a pretty hard time of it. The team is pretty disheartened from an unreliable coach who missed many a training and match. So it's pretty hard getting it going again. I'm used to boys flocking in to play basketball, not having to be begged to join the team, like in this school.

At the same time, it's been enriching. I spend most of last Sunday trying to patch together enough players to actually play our scheduled game, but it was really worth it. The boys fought like wildcats, and really played to win, despite being in serious need of training, and having no team plan. They got hammered, but at least it went ahead, which I don't think it would, without my involvement.

The players are hanging onto their team, despite the disillusionment. For kids of their age, that is really impressive. I know at least that I will move on from this school having offered some stability and reliability to a handful of boys from this school, who need it.