VICTORY!!!!

Boys Soccer lost to Sacred Heart 0-5.  Sacred Heart lost to Menlo 0-4.  And today... the Girls basketball team went up against Menlo.  I was certain we'd lose.  Menlo, as I remembered it, are big and tall.  Their PE class is their basketball team.  They practice during PE.  They practice during practice.  

But after the first 3 minutes.... we were up 7-0.  This could be it.  

NN was not on the starting 5.  She didn't come in until the 2nd round of subs.  And it was apparent.  The skill differentiation between the starters and bench warmers were soooooo apparent.  And as gifted and athletic as NN is... she really did not belong on that court with those girls.

She doesn't have an athletes' body... she has a dancer's body.  She tries to play smothering defense...but a bigger, speedier handler can blow right by her.  She doesn't have the confidence to dribble.  It's always go to the right... dribble twice... pick it up... and pass.   Her basketball IQ is high off the court... but in the midst of everything... she still throws up rainbow passes.  

So much she can work on and improve if she wants to sniff the starting 5.  With her stature... her skills... the time and work she puts in... I don't think she'll get there.  

And as the clock winded (wound) down... TKA Jr. High Girls Team A notched their first win of the season.

NN has zero points.  1 rebound. 1 blocked shot.  And the world has been lifted.  Hopefully...she can now play her best game with the first VICTORY under her belt.