Basketball Games: Getting Kids Ready for School

This guest post from Lenny Mcknight

To get my kids ready for school, I make sure to get them into physical shape. Over winter break, it is way too easy for kids to get lazy and forget they need to care about exercising and physical fitness. For my kids, I make sure to play some basketball games with them over winter break.

This also gets my sons ready for basketball tryouts, which are always in January. I love to play basketball with my two sons. They even beat me sometimes! Before we leave the house for the courts, I always set the homealarmsystems to make sure intruders do not enter our home.

The local courts are a fun way my sons can show me how much their skills have improved over the years. As a former coach, I am rather tough on my sons, but they love it. They love having me show them new basketball tricks, such as dribbling in between the legs or doing a left hand layup.

Overall, I think playing sports with kids over winter break is a great way to keep them in shape and refreshed for a new school year. I know my kids always feel ready for a new school year after I have played some games with them over break. My kids also stay healthy, which is always my number one priority!