Playing basketball is s fun activity for me. Otherwise, I wouldn't do it as much as I do. I played in two leagues (Mondays / Wednesdays or Thursdays) for three months from February until May. I play almost every Saturday with friends. For the past few months, I've been playing every other Sunday as well.
However, it was the league play this spring that was the most rewarding. As I noted in previous posts, my teams won both league championships. It was a great bonding experience for all the players involved on both my teams.
What people don't realize is that while PLAYING was fun, there was a lot of other logistical things that were involved. For example, for my Monday night team, I was not only a player but a captain. I had responsibilities to organize my team, make sure everyone got their playing time and also be the main coach / strategist. If you've never coached a team, it is a fun experience but is very mentally draining.
On my Wednesday/Thursday night league, I was not a captain. But the league was fairly competitive and I had to focus and play hard all the night. The guys were stronger and faster than my Monday night league. The intensity level was definitely high.
Additionally, there were other factors. The leagues were held about 30 miles away from home so I had to commute for the better part of three months to just play in the league. I also served as an official a lot in both leagues. I also volunteered as the league's Facebook coordinator so I was regularly posting updates and photos among other things.
Add it all up and I was glad for the season to end a couple of weeks ago.
As i look at my calendar now, the summer is here and there are two summer leagues on the horizon. One is starting on weekend June 7th and the other one starts a week or two after. I'm definitely the captain / coach of the team that is playing on the weekend of June 7th. I'm undecided if I will captain / coach in the other league.
People who know me will be shocked to hear this, but I wish I had a long basketball break. The spring league lasted for three months. I played 20 total games and was involved in so many other things that a mental break would be nice.
Alas, there is no rest of the weary. I'll get as much rest as I can between now and June 7th and get ready to roll into the summer leagues.
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