Colby Plays JV AAU Basketball

Colby tried out for the 8th grade AAU team, Lincoln Pressure, the beginning of the year. He did this in hopes to get to know the high school basketball coaches (politics)so they would have a better idea of who he was come try-outs next fall.

Colby's coach is the Junior Varsity coach at the high school. To say that he and Colby have hit it off would be an understatement. They have become very good friends! He and Colby spend one hour a week after one of his practices shooting around to improve Colby's shooting skills.

His coach, Coach Welch, also coaches a spring/summer AAU team that consists of the high school kids who are either interested in basketball or played last fall. They have been in the middle of try-outs and Colby asked the coach if he could practice with the Junior Varisty team because they run faster and move the ball quicker. Colby wanted to test his skills and see if he had what it takes to play with older boys and what he needed to improve on.

Coach Welch approached Ryan the other night and asked him if Colby could join the team and play/go to team camps this summer. When the coach extended the invitation to Colby, we had to peel him off the ceiling he was so excited. So, our 8th grader is playing on a team of boys that are going to be Sophomores next year. He has loved it so far and the boys have been very welcoming to him!

We are very proud of Colby. He has put hours and hours into basketball, a lot of it on his own just shooting and trying to get better. I admire Colby for the goals he sets for himself and achieves. I know that he'll never play in the NBA but I am dang proud of that boy. It's going to be a busy summer!