Hello, Basketball World
This week was a long one; on Monday I stood for the second to last ISEE prep class that my school holds. Thankfully we only have one left! Although this class is helpful for the test, staying at my school for two hours after we’ve already been at school since eight is not exactly what I want to do on a Monday afternoon, but I have to. Tuesday, I got home late after playing an additional sport at my school. Wednesday, I met with my ISEE tutor for the first time. We worked for about two hours on different areas of the test. This session is very helpful because its one on one work as oppose to a class, you get more attention and are able to focus on the material you struggle with.
Thursday, I had my weekly league game. This was at City Sports on 4, in the High School Fall league. This game was not my best, although I took all the right shots as the coach said, they just didn’t drop. Whenever my offense isn’t working I try to focus on the defensive side of the ball. Many players get out of their games when their offense isn’t going well. Unfortunately for me being in 8th grade this was an extremely physical game against a high school varsity team. In the end, we ended up falling to them by about 13 points. We fought hard but struggled on the offensive side of the floor and did not rebound the ball, which is pivotal in these games. We gave them about 20 extra shots off of rebounds alone, not well but we learned from our mistakes. Friday, after coming home to finish homework I went for late workout being that I was not satisfied with my performance. I worked on shooting and conditioning; this was a good workout after having an off game Thursday. Saturday was Halloween, I worked on homework and went out with some friends, a fun day off. Sunday, I worked out a bit early in the morning and started school work. I was also invited by Mrs. Forehand (Jordan Forehand’s mother) to see the screening of the new movie “The Streets Stops Here” a documentary about Bobby Hurley. Check this movie out, I wont spoil it but I do recommend all basketball fans look at the trailer, although I was not able to go due to the amount of studying and homework I had, but it looks great and gives insight on the legendary coach Hurley and St. Anthony’s High School, as this is one of the schools I’m considering to attend. Go Yankees!!
Young One Out…
