This week didn't start off on the most productive note. I was reaching for Tylenol immediately after waking up Monday morning due to the ongoing headaches that I'd been facing since the weekend. I wasn't able to go to school or play basketball on Monday due to the head pain that I'm almost positive was caused by an elbow to the back of the head that I received while playing basketball a few days ago. This meant that I had to be careful while exercising and playing basketball this week.
The first day that I was able to play basketball was Tuesday. I didn’t take the test this day that is supposed to show where my starting point was for my basketball skills because I didn’t play basketball for the last three days. I took it lightly and focused on my shooting form to be better prepared for my test. Wednesday was the start of my process to becoming a better basketball player. I didn’t have any severe headaches throughout the school day and was confident that I could give my full effort towards the test. I started the test with my free throws and shot an incredible ninety-four percent from the line. I’m not too sure how I’m going to progress from making forty-seven out of fifty free throws but I guess I should be proud of that. After the free throws, I moved on to mid-range jump shots. I made 34 out of 50 catch and shoot mid-range attempts and eighteen out of twenty-five pull up mid-range attempts. I wouldn’t say I’m happy with either of these performances but I think I did decent. The last part of the test that I was able to finish this day was my 3-point shot. I made thirty out of fifty catch and shoot 3-pointers before the basketball hoops were raised for volleyball practices. I decided to workout since I couldn’t finish my test this day. The rest of the week I didn’t contribute much my project. Thursday was a perfect day to finish my test but I decided to shoot my floaters for the test and then play 3 on 3’s and 5-on-5 pick up games that day. I made nineteen of my twenty-five floater attempts. The 5-on-5 games were competitive so I don’t regret playing in them. Friday was similar to Thursday because the whole day was spent playing pick up games with the girls varsity basketball team and with my friend’s church group. The weekend was relaxing for the most part since I didn’t play any basketball. This is unlike me since I can’t recall a weekend that I’ve ever not played basketball. This doesn’t mean I didn’t try to practice though. I went to the YMCA around two on Saturday and wanted to work on my game and then workout but all of the courts were being used by little kids or volleyball players. This means I could only workout so I hit a leg workout that still has me sore. Lastly, I rested on Sunday. My mother wanted me to spend the day with her and we finally left the house for lunch at two so my plan of practicing basketball wasn’t looking promising today. Although I didn’t finish my test, I’m glad I was able to play in a lot of pick up games and start working out again. My schedule should become much more efficient since I’m not dealing with head problems anymore and I don’t have school basketball practices. I plan on finishing my test as soon as I get off of school Monday and I’m looking forward to getting to work.
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