Preseason and Preschool

Today is the start of the WNBA preseason, giving me a needed dose of women’s-sports watching to tide me over until Wimbledon starts at the end of June.

I am, as it happens, hopelessly inept at actually playing basketball (and softball, for that matter), but am finding I have to raise my game this year. My almost-four-year-old son has started a preschool sports class, and is learning b-ball basics like the bounce pass and hurling the ball in the general direction of the net. I think I can handle that much. The first televised WNBA game isn’t until May 19th, but I’m sure we’ll be watching. Maybe we’ll both pick up some pointers.

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3 Responses to “Preseason and Preschool”

1. 
   Gayle
   on May 3rd, 2007
   @ 9:48 am: 

   Yay to the WNBA starting again. However, I can never get into it as much as college b-ball. I think it’s the time of year that the WNBA plays. Spring and summer are the time for baseball for me. Fall and winter mean basketball. Anyhow…

   I can’t wait until my son (he’s currently 20 mos) gets to the age that we can play catch and I can teach him the wonderful intricacies of basketball, baseball, football, etc.

2. 
   Dana
   on May 3rd, 2007
   @ 11:22 am: 

   Agreed. It is fun sharing sports with our kids. Problem is, I did all these weird sports, like fencing, taekwondo, and rock climbing. I can’t wait to pass on the skills, if he’s interested, but I know he’s going to need to know the more traditional American sports, too. At least I can explain basketball and baseball, even if I can’t play them.

3. 
   Kaki
   on Aug 14th, 2007
   @ 1:23 am: 

   Hi,

   I just wrote an article on Sheryl Swoopes, which includes her talking about her son Jordan, and the children’s book she wrote..

   http://www.kakisports.blogspot.com