Basketballin

Basketballin is Kendal's term for when Casey is at Basketball practice / games. Casey is now fully into his basketball season. He three games under his belt and many more to go. Casey is the JV basketball coach and assistant Varsity coach for Challis High School. Casey has always wanted to coach and the opportunity came along this year. Coaching at Challis has come with many challenges. Instead of holding tryouts and getting to pick his team, Challis gets whatever players that show up. This year there are 18 boys on the Varsity / JV team. Since Varsity obviously gets top pick, JV gets what's left. Any good players Casey has also play Varsity games so they're limited on how long they can play during his games. He is a good coach that plays every kid.  He has a few good players, and some new and not so good (all pretty novice). Casey has a lot on his plate trying to coach these boys; he's doing his best and I know he'll have success.
Away games are another strain on his workload. Because we live so far from anywhere traveling to games takes time away from teaching. Casey has to come up with lesson plans for half of the day; so he's always in a dilemma about what to have a sub do, and what does he do with two classes where he can lecture in one during the morning, but is gone during the afternoon for the same class. He also has a couple of classes where athletes make up the majority of the kids. For example when the girls b-ball team is gone he is missing 3/4 of one of his classes.
It's been a sacrifice for Casey to give up his time to Coach. I'm proud of the work that he's doing and feel blessed by what an amazing man he is. The kids and I miss Casey when he is at practice late, or at games, but we know he is doing a good thing and love him so much!

The kids and I got to see Casey last week at his first game. Kendal yelled out "Go Vikings!" for most of the game, and Pete was watching the players go back and forth for most of the time. Kendal loved to see Daddy and yelled at him throughout the game (we may have to sit further away next time) She hopped around and was happy to see Daddy and his "Basketballin" boys. Casey's next game takes him away on his birthday (boo) (Hopefully the boys win for his birthday!)

Good Luck Casey!