Going in to last night's game, Nick's team had lost 4 and almost won one that never got finished due to the power outage. As we were getting out of the car, I told him we were going out to dinner with Galen and Carol after the game. His face lit up. "Can we go to Applebees?" Well, son maybe that depends on you! I want to see you play aggressively! Get those rebounds and put them in the basket! I had forgotten what a motivator food is for that boy. In the past, the suggestion of eating wherever he chose after a game would light the fire in him, but Subway or Taco Bell were his dream destinations. He must be growing up.
His coach has the team divided into two separate teams, and each team alternates playing a full quarter. They don't practice much, being a Boys & Girls club team, and many of the players tend to run down court and shoot from outside instead of passing the ball much. Nick, of course, is not one of them, he knows his only sweet zone is within two feet of the basket! But last night they did a little better at working the ball in.
Galen and Will were leaning towards Pings, but at the beginning of the fourth quarter Galen said, "Well, if Nick makes 20 points this quarter, we'll take him to Applebees!" Sadly for Nick, he only had 9 points that quarter. The game had been quite close all the way through but the last quarter Nick's team forged ahead and won by 12. And Nick seemed to quite enjoy his dinner at Pings.
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I too have found that food is a boy (and girls') oft best motivator. Yesterday Simon was outside for some "fence runs" and chose not to perform them. He was sitting outside in very cold weather and wind (of course dressed appropriately) with instructions to let dad know when he would complete his disciplinary intervention. 15 minutes later, I'd had quite enough and suggested that he may comply if he knows that he would only get out of it by going to bed (it was 6:30) and forfeiting his all-important bedtime snack. He chose the food option.
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