Junior Jazz

When you have young children, it's kind of fun to have them try out new things and see where their talents and interests lie. This is Alex's first time playing basketball, and it's been quite the learning experience for him, but he's having a good time.

Alex is very polite when everyone is practicing their shooting. When there are nine balls all flying through the air at one time, he patiently stands aside and waits for that brief nano-second when there is a break just long enough for him to try and shoot. Unfortunately, that doesn't happen very often so he doesn't get much shooting practice. We're trying to teach him that he doesn't have to wait, he can just go ahead and shoot.

The thing I love about Alex is that he is just out to have a good time, he definitely doesn't have that killer instinct that some of these kids have at a surprisingly young age. As many of the kids are practically running each other over to try to get their hands on the ball, Alex runs up and down the court with a little hop, skip and a jump in his stride, content to observe all the action from the outer perimeters. If he is following in his sissy's footsteps, I anticipate that this is how he'll play for the next few years, until he gets a little older and more aggressive and before you know it he'll be making fouls and doing a little trash talking. Now that I think about it, Steph has gotten a little too feisty as she's gotten older. Maybe I'd rather that Alex stay his sweet, passive self for a while!