Thursday, May 4th 2017

Today we were in the gym from 1pm-5pm for the workout and then 6pm-9pm for practice. Today's workout was between the legs, crossover, then a stutter step, then all that again but instead of a crossover it was a between the legs then behind the back. I had a special mentor-student moment during practice. Little Isaiah said he wanted to get better, so I told him to play hard all the time and look up as he's running up the court to see the open man. He then started making nice passes which impressed coach TJ. He then came up to me after practice and thanked me for the tips and says he wants to be like me. This is what its all about, this moment made me happy. Today's practice was the final practice for the week in preparation for the upcoming tournament this weekend. This weekend is the New Hampshire state tournament so all the teams of all age groups from New Hampshire will be attending. The DC Blue Devils have a reputation of always winning the tournament every year for most age groups, so it should be interesting how it goes this weekend.

  

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