With the basketball team Kayson is on, they provide two evaluations, which is cool. One was done mid-season (so must have been about December-ish), and it was as we expected - he had some things to work on.
Well, last night he had his 'end of the season' evaluation, and Ryan was able to join K and Coach Brent. Overall, and probably the most important thing I took away from this was --- He has improved tremendously, and per Coach - has improved as much this year as any player in their entire program. (kind of pulls at the heart strings a little!) In addition, he is coachable, which is huge - huge for Kayson, huge for us (thinking we've done something right!), he has a great attitude and has strengthened in defense, rebounding and shooting.
When Ryan came home and talked about all of this, tears just fell. I was so proud of Kayson... especially since basketball is hard, and there's a lot to learn (with the competition we are in), and you have to be strong. He's improved and makes me so happy.
Coach's comments from his evaluation:
Kayson was so much fun to coach this year. As I told him during our mid-season review - Kayson has improved as much this year as any player in our entire program. It's a credit to his ability to take coaching, his willingness to push himself out of his comfort zone, and his hard work. He should be very proud of the improvement he made this year.
The next step in Kayson's development is to continue to get stronger with the ball, working on a hard rip-through move/jab-step. Improving this ball -handling with both hands will give him the ability to keep his head up as hie dribbles through traffic and allow him to see the open man quicker.
I'd challenge Kayson to continue to work on his finishing around the rim - Mikan drills is a great one for this. Game-speed ball handling drills with a focus on his left hand. And shooting form focusing on a strong base. (feet-shoulder width, "heel-ball-ball" and keeping his guide hand off the ball). I'm excited to see how much he can improve between now and next basketball season!
All of these comments just warm the heart.
We are going to try hard to work on all these things over the summer and fall to improve him, get him stronger (and not just for basketball - but for baseball, running, all the things!)
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