Hoopin'

Jamie continues to have a great time playing basketball. We had our last game of the summer on Saturday and it was definitely Jamie's best. He's been doing really well on defense (the coach calls him a "bulldog" on D - imagine our little Jamie!), in part I think because it's a clear mandate - guard that kid. On offense, as I've written, he is just a little uncertain because they're aren't such clear rules, so he tends to defer. But this week his coach expressly told him to shoot and he took it to heart. He ended up only making one but took really good shots and clearly was becoming more confident and assertive. His basket was great, too, because he rebounded it at the defensive end, immediately turned up court, took it the whole way, got to the basket and made it.

It's cute to watch though because it's like seeing the two Jamies. While the ball isn't in play he's making silly noises, talking and laughing with the kid he's guarding and dancing around. AS SOON as the ball goes in play he shifts into game-face and concentration mode and doesn't break until the whistle. Really proud of our silly little bulldog!