Graceketball

Talking is fine. Sometimes it helps you think things through, crystalizes thoughts prior to taking action.... Eventually you have to stop talking about it, gotta be about it. Some private schools seem interested in Grace playing basketball for them in September. That's definitely flattering for her and a testament to all the hard work she has put in. As parents it's me and Remi's job to try and create situations and present opportunities that will afford Grace a path to whatever success she desires. If she wants something bad enough we know she'll work hard to achieve it. She's proven that to us both academically and athletically. Bottom line, basketball offers no guarantees, none. Fun to play, teaches lifelong lessons, creates lifelong friendships, keeps kids fit, busy and out of trouble. Academics is where it's at if you want to limit risk. A good education provides unlimited opportunity. If basketball opens a door, fantastic! Ball is life, ball is life, b...

Summer ball is going really well for GraceAnne. She's working hard in every game, gaining confidence, taking the right shots and making good decisions. Still wish she'd put the ball on the floor more and be more aggressive on the offensive end but, making good progress. One thing she's doing now is moving well without the ball. She's very well conditioned and has been giving her defenders fits at having to chase her through the offense.... doesn't always get the ball but she is definitely much more available for it. Currently playing in two leagues. Freeport Lady Red Devils Summer League at Freeport High School with her Glen Cove Varsity teammates. Bunky Reid Allstars at Bunky Reid Park in Westbury with her Rising Stars AAU teammates. Tuesday nights have been kind of fun because she has a game in each league so we're at Bunky Reid at 7:15 and then go directly to Freeport for her 9:15 game. Rising Stars is on a really good trajectory right now. Pretty brutal A...

Great weekend! Grace played with Game7 McCombs and had a very productive tournament. Enjoyed going out to St Joseph's College in Patchogue, short ride, nice campus, nice gym, lots of stuff to do nearby between games. This is the second Riverside Hawks tournament Grace has done this month and Kenny Parham, St Anthony's coach, does a really good job of organizing and running them. Had two close games against decent competition, one blowout and then an improbable upset against the Riverside Hawks 9th grade team in the 4th and final game. I won't pretend the Hawks weren't tired, they played back to back to back, but, we'll take the win against that level of competition any day! Allie Murphy is a tough cover and I don't think that kid gets tired ever! Grace knows Allie from working out at Jay's and when she saw she would face her said "Dad, I seriously don't want to have to defend Allie...". She did and she kept her in front of her while she was o...