Breaking into the Game

Benji’s basketball skills are emerging. He’s beginning to get the basic idea of the game, but hasn’t fully mastered the execution. It’s fun to watch him improve every week. At this point, he understands which basket belongs to his team and that shooting the ball through the basket results in points. Both boys play excellent defense, but until recently haven’t had a clue what to do when they got the ball. The last few games Benji has begun to instinctually take the ball to the basket. Unfortunately, he can’t quite dribble as fast as he can run, nor can he hit a running layup. When he stops to shoot, his shot gets blocked. This will come in time and soon he’ll be a point guard who can score.