JJ Hoopin'

This year JJ got ‘recruited’ to play on a YMCA kindergarten league out of Waukee (the coach has a 5th grade son in Jake’s program and a younger son that is JJ’s age). :) Wouldn’t you know it, JJ’s team is full of parents who are major Cyclone fans, but the name his team was assigned is the Hawkeyes!!!!! AHHHH! Thankfully it doesn’t say it anywhere on their uniforms so we won’t have to be reminded of it in pictures in the years to come! ;) Yesterday JJ had his first game!

Pre-game pep talk with Daddy…

Warming up...

They play 4-on-4 and substitute players every quarter. My action pictures didn’t turn out so great (I’m sure your shocked), but I got some good videos! Coach Hart is so good with the kids! JJ’s team can handle the ball well and each of the players have been pretty exposed to basketball, so Coach Hart decided to teach them how to set screens at the second practice! During the game they ran the play that they learned which is just a basic pick and roll….but it is SO STINKIN CUTE watching little five year olds execute on the floor! In this video watch JJ (#34) call the play right when the ball comes inbounds - then watch for #9 on the left come up and set a screen so that JJ can dribble around and get a shot off…


Love it! Now watch this one where JJ sets the screen (sort of) and then rolls and gets the ball for a shot.


LOVE that smile! And love watching these lil boogers!