I thought he was poised to have a great year - her grown about 5” inches since the end of the previous season, and had worked with a personal trainer over the summer. Then shortly after school started, he told me he wasn’t going to try out for the team, and was going to concentrate on school. I was bummed out because I knew how much he loved basketball, but I supported him of course.

Turned out he got a scholarship for his grades, so it worked out.