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I’ve been looking forward to our boys’ basketball season starting (why yes we do play other sports besides soccer!), but I had no idea their first games would be so much fun. We headed to Kansas this weekend for a triangular. Since we were heading south, and my dad and his wife live just a couple hours away from where our games were being played, they blessed us by coming up to watch their grandsons play. Little did we know that my dad (the boys’ “Papa”) would be joining the boys on the court.
See, my dad was a basketball referee for over 20 years “back in the day.” He hung up his whistle over ten years ago, but continues to love the game of basketball. As the varsity boys were warming up to begin their first game Saturday, we could see a referee making a phone call and looking at his watch. It would appear that the second official had failed to show up.
So what did my dad do? He borrowed a black and white striped shirt and a whistle, and out onto the court he went. Well now, that’s one way to watch your oldest grandson play – up close and personal.
In this picture, you can see Asa (#23) – and that referee over to the right? Asa’s Papa. It was awesome.
I have to say, my dad’s still got it. He didn’t miss a beat (although I dare say he was quite sore after the game). He even had the nerve to call a foul on Asa. “Clean your glasses, Ref!” I yelled. Totally kidding. It was actually a fair call, but I did giggle at the whole idea of yelling at him out on the court.
The “regular referee” showed up as the game was ending, so my dad was able to watch the rest of the day’s games from a seated position. This is Justus’ first year to play. As an 8th grader, he played in the JV games and did great like Asa had done. It’s so much fun to watch them learning and playing hard!
Justus is pictured below, number 32, over on the far left.
Both boys scored some buckets, both had fun, both were completely worn out on the way home. The weekend was a blast! God is good to allow so many fun activities in life, with the bonus blessing of fun with grandparents.
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