At the second practice on Friday, Logan learned about the “real basketball” (league games) and received a jersey.  According to Stuart, Logan was quite excited with the jersey and was proud to wear it.  When Logan woke up this morning, he was still excited as he told me that we had to arrive super early for the “real basketball”. 

     Logan was quite cheery and energized when we arrived at the gym.  He joined the team to warm up, then the game began.  Logan was on the bench initially along with two other boys.  The game was a lot more organized than I could imagine.  The kids all seemed to know the concept of the game quite well, but of course they were not being called for fouls much.  There were a few better players too.  The teams switched players every few minutes or so.  Logan looked serious when he was in and he tried to fit in as much as he could.  He was running back and forth with the teams and he was standing next to the boy that he was supposed to guard.  He had the possession of the ball several times, and every time he dribbled a few and passed it onto his teammates.  He was not assertive; he did not try to steal or rebound and he did not have the opportunity to shoot the basket.  He even ducked once when the ball was over him.  But we were proud to see him running back and forth and appeared happy to be in it.  We could not believe that the game actually lasted almost the entire hour.  I was tired just from sitting there for awhile.  Afterward, Logan enjoyed sharing snacks with his teammates, and so did Connor too.