The Parrillo Family

Just like last year, I had the great fortune of coaching Eloise's basketball team.  Here's last year's team .  This year, she was on an all-girls team made of young ladies from her 2nd grade class at St. Mary's.  The team was awesome.   And guess what?  We won games.  I'm no longer Oh-fer as a coach.  And Eloise got better each week.  Her teammates embraced each other and worked hard to get better.  And they were rewarded for their efforts with wins.  Can't wait for 3rd grade hoops.  

This past week, Eloise wrapped up her first season of organized sports by playing on her basketball team.  The team was 10 kids all from her school at St. Mary's.  We played in the Downers Grove Park District league, where they attempt to organize the teams by grade school. And...I was the coach!  Yep.  First time ever being a coach for my own kids and I had a blast. We practiced every week and had a game every Saturday for the past 10 weeks.  How did we do?  Well....I had a TON of fun.  And so did the kids. Did we win?  Well...no.  Unfortunately, we didn't.  Like, not even a single game.  Seriously.  O-for.   You might say:   Zero.Point.Zero .  (Heckuva coach, right?) But that doesn't matter. This was, for most kids, the first time playing a team sport.   If you look back at the family blog, you'll find this post featuring Eloise playing basketball for the first time four years ago ! Each of...