Madison's 5th Grade Basketball Season

Madison had a blast playing basketball this year. We weren't sure what to expect because she hasn't wanted to play it since her 2nd grade year in Pella, but it turned out great.

Her class is a very athletic class and they had 15 girls out (they have 19 girls in the 5th grade). It's great to see so much interest in the sport!

Since there were no 8th graders out, the 7th graders had to play both 7th and 8th, which then caused some of the 6th graders to have to play up with the 7th grade team. That left only three 6th grade girls to play their gams so our 5th graders were split into three groups of five and rotated playing the 6th grade games. It was a little crazy, but it all worked out.

After watching the first game, we reminded ourselves that they were only 5th graders and the main thing was to see how they improved from their first game to their last game :) It's easy to watch and say, "Why didn't they do this?" or "They should've been looking to throw it inside." or many other things that are going on in the game.

As the season continued, the girls were feeling more comfortable out there and doing a few more things that showed things were clicking a little more. They still have a ways to go, but they are only 10 and 11-year olds and have 7 years of basketball left!

Madison looking for the ball.

Playing point guard during part of one game.

Don't look at her face Madison, watch the ball and WANT it :)

Madison could've totally stolen the ball from this girl a few times if she tried. The girl was standing straight up and not guarding the ball at all while dribbling. Something to work on for next year.

And on the floor fighting for the ball! Love it!

The girls also had some great coaches that really wanted to be there and wanted to help the girls do their best. That's always a great thing to see, especially since it was all volunteer time for them.

I can't wait to watch these girls as the years go on. There is a lot of talent within them and they're going to be an amazing team to follow as they get older. I get excited thinking about it. Go Knights!