Upward, Upward!

It's that time of year for frigid temperatures and Upward Basketball/Cheerleading. I decided to coach a team this year and these little girls couldn't be anymore precious. {Except that one time at practice.} We cheered our hearts out until half-time when the girls got tired and wanted to sit down.

Now I have a raspy voice.

The last time I coached was in 2010 and I kind of forgot how much energy you need. No one likes a coach that sits on her rump and eats Bon Bons the whole time. That was impossible for me because I had zero cash to my name and was sadly unable to visit the concession stand. I thought about bumming a dollar from one of the kids, but it's probably inappropriate to breach that topic. I'm also not above an IOU to the White Star Cafe, but it's too soon for that as well.

Ben is in his 5th year of coaching and this year his team "is stacked." Those were his words, not mine. They had a phenomenal game and one of the boys scored 28 points all by himself. I snagged a front row seat and one of the grandma's sitting behind me kept saying, "My butt hurts."

This photo of Ben is very telling. Apparently Ben was speaking to his assistant coach and using his hand as a decoy so the other team couldn't tell what he was saying. All the professionals use this technique so it only makes sense that Upward basketball coaches mirror that same method.

And there it is, the start to another extraordinary season.