But it's been a really interesting and eventful season. I'm soooo proud of Kayson for trying out for this competitive team and making the team. That's huge. It took a lot of guts and braveness to do that - to not make the team the year before, and just try again. Super proud of him.
Unfortunately, the season wasn't a huge winning season. Which for the team, the kids and even parents - that's not a ton of fun, right? We have to be honest! But I can say, I want to find the positive in the situation --- and there were several positives:
- spending some pretty damn good quality time with his Dad. Now I know Ryan is a huge basketball fan and wants K to be a great player... I get that. So Ryan may not have been a ton of fun all the time for Kayson, but they definitely had some solid time together. :) And they won't get that time back.
- Kayson made some good friends. Some of these kids were kids he already knew, but with the season, I feel like they've become better friends. They've done some things together outside of basketball practices/games, etc. That's always nice to see.
- He was coached by some good guys. I'm a fan of one of the coaches - even tho K didn't get him as a coach all the time, but when he did - that coach was a huge fan of Kayson, and I appreciate that.
Sports in general are tough. Unfortunately there is pressure to do your best - I get that, of course I want my kid to do his best... and he does. He tries hard and he is a good kid. I've realized that Ryan and I are not raising a professional athlete - we are raising a 13 year old to be a respectful kid and a teammate and a kid that can grow into a responsible adult. That's all I really want.
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