08/21/2021 - The Launch Pad - Basketball drills and livin dat hoop life . . .

AO: The Launch Pad

When: 08/21/2021

PAX:

Number of Pax: 18

Pax Names: Baywatch, Bunyan, Crabgrass, Dabo, Dumpster Fire, Dutch, Fredo, Glass Joe, Goldberg, Long Story, Mellencamp, Mia Hamm, Nest, Powderpuff, Spork, Tractor Beam, Turner,

DR Names:

Number of FNGS:

FNG Names:

QIC: Wine in A Box


Introduction

I kinda love picking up last minute Qs at Launchpad for friday FUNdays. I have no idea why more PAX dont lead here. The turf field is great, and when we had the light . . . basketball is perfect there with two side by side courts.

With a badass site Q like Mia Hamm . . . what could go wrong?

(in a morgan freeman narrator voice 0

“But little did he know how an injury could occur . . .”

Warm-O-Rama

15 SSH

10 abe vigodas

10 arm circles

Mosey to the courts after counting off by 4s.

The Thang

THANG 1

Divided by teams, the thang was to try dribbling a tennis ball and navigating a zig zag course of lit cones to the opposite baseline, then spring back.

Hilarity ensued . . .as many PAX in attendance (myself absolutely included) are not what I would call “skilled point guards”

THANG 2

LITTLE BABY LADDERS RELAY

Spaced out every 7 feet was a lit cone. Each PAX had to run a suicide, then tag a member of their team. The rest of the team was alternating between holding plank and LBCs.

THANG 3

full court tip drill

  • Lining up in two lines on the right side of the basket, the first pax in line has to jump and bounce the basketball off the backboard, then run to the other line and repeat. The next pax in line has to jump and shoot it off the backboard, and so on until the entire group is in continuous motion.
  • Everytime the ball hit the ground everyone had to do 10 merkins. And the ball hit the ground a LOT.

THANG 4

Play full court basketball, 4 on 4

Circle of Trust

Quote for the day

“Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances, and they become more extraordinary because of it.”

  • Robertson Davies

Everyone faces adversity in their lives. You can let it define you, beat you down, and use it as an excuse for throwing in the towel or you can rise above. You can quit, or you can use that fire to forge a stronger YOU. That comes from internal grit, fortitude, and sheer will.

Be extraordinary today in everything you do gentlemen. If something knocks you down, then right back up stronger than before.

Prayers

Naked Man Moleskin

Random musing from today

  • The rims just freaking hate Turner. Soo many in and outs.
  • Glass joe should mix it up in the paint more. He plays a bit too pretty on the perimeter.
  • Baywatch is a baller. Flat out stone cold stud.
  • Fun fact . . . Crabgrass and I played in the same church league on the same team.
  • Dumpster is deceivingly quick.
  • Powderpuff is a heck of a lanky outside shooter.
  • Dutch somehow sprained his ankle doing merkins according to Mia Hamm. That might be a first.
  • Dabo is a stud on the court . . . as usual.
  • Goldberg is a very good ball handler.
  • FREDO IS BACK!!!!!!!
  • Mellencamp was his usual self bombing away threes.
  • Didnt play against Long Story, Nest or Bunyan. The scouting report on these HIMs is TBD.
  • Tractor Beam is also deceivingly fast.
  • Spork was vey surprised by one of my picks. sorry about that . . .
  • Goldberg posterized me with an emphatic block. I mean . . . REALLY emphatic.
  • Dutch  . . . heal soon!!
  • Did I mention FREDO IS BACK?!?!?!?!?!

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