Tournament Time

Zack was asked to play on the A team in a tournament yesterday (A team is the 7th and 8th graders). Report cards just came out and there were a couple players who were academically ineligible so they were looking for extra players.   It was double elimination and they ended up playing three games (both of their loses were by one point). Here he is resting between games.

Overall it was a relatively positive experience.  Because he normally plays on the B team I was expecting him to be a "filler" i.e. fill in for a regular that needed a minute or two break, and that is pretty much how it played out over the course of the day.


The first game went into overtime and Zack played the entire overtime period. He scored 4 points during that time including a basket with 45 seconds left to put his team up by one.  Unfortunately they couldn't hold on to that lead as a turnover turned into an easy lay-up for the other team. He also had a crucial block from behind in overtime but in the end...the turnover cost them that game. 


Now we have a decision to make for the tournament next week... B team... A team... or both.   I know which one I want him to pick (B team) but I'll let him make the decision.

It was a fun day.  AND the girl's A team got their first win of the season at the tournament so I happy for them.