Jacek's future high school team signed up for a "camp" at the U of U. It really wasn't a camp. It was a basketball tournament against different high schools from the surrounding area. We didn't have a clue what to expect or what the schedule was going to be until we arrived at the Hunstman Center Arena on Wednesday. When I inquired of the coaches what the schedule was, I was handed this...
Jacek was on the Junior Varsity team which is the yellow. It's hard to see, but Skyline played that night at 6:30 p.m. and then 5 more games on Thursday, starting at 8:00 a.m. YIKES!! Plus, since we live in the area, it wasn't an overnight camp where the kids stay on-campus. We drove them back and forth everyday. It takes about 15-20 minutes to get to the University from our house, so it was a lot of driving.
The campus was beautiful and the weather was cool and gorgeous, so Keaton and I hung outside on the grass in between games.
We also became very familiar with the many gyms they have underneath the campus. It was really cool and we got to walk down really really long hallways to get back and forth between the gyms.
Keaton did a lot of this...
unless he was cheering really loudly at the team to win or play defense. (hehehe) I tried not to shush him too much because it was so darn cute, but a couple of times I had to because his "cheering" was the only thing to be heard in the echoing gym. :)
I got some really good pictures with my little point and shoot camera. Usually, if I'm inside, they don't turn out. But this time I was happy with the results. Keaton and I were goofing off taking pictures of ourselves and I wish this one wasn't so blurry, but I love it anyway.
The team did pretty well overall. They were 4-2 for the initial games. Then they were seated and played Desert Hills yesterday morning at 9:20. They were asleep for most of that game and finally woke up at the very end to squeak by with a one point victory. The other team had a chance to tie it with 3 seconds left with a pair of free throws. He hit the first one, but missed the second one. It was an exciting finish.
After that game, they had a couple hours in between their next game, so I went to Jamba Juice and bought 5 of the kids a smoothie. I also bought a Jimmy John sandwich for Jacek and I. It was something easy to digest, yet nutritious enough to give them some energy.
We played Copper HIlls at 12:30 and they beat us, but it was a good game.
I loved the idea of the camp/tournament. It was really well run and I loved that there were three referees for every game. They were at their own camp learning skills and being evaluated. It was a win/win situation and very smart of the organization.
I liked the group of kids Jacek played with on the JV team. They moved a couple of kids after the first game, but here's the kids that ended up being the JV team. Clint, Devin, Garrett, Stays, Jacek, Colton, Alec and Grant. Jacek overall played really well, I think. It was a great warm-up before the Denver Tournament next week. Great Job Skyline!