Typically, my posts are about incidents that occur, but today is different. This may have been one of the best times I have spent at the Gemini. It was actually a very slow day—nothing was really going on. The gym had been empty most of the day, there were no scheduled programs/events going on.
There was a group of about six middle school kids in the gym and they asked me to lower the hoops so they could “dunk” on it. Now they are not actually allowed to dunk on the nets but I told them I would lower it to 9ft. Once I lowered it, they were all having a good time but could not get close to the rim so asked me to lower it again. With hesitation, I lowered it to 8ft with the threat that if they even touched the rim on the hoop I would raise it up. The boys had a blast! They were so funny trying to jump high enough to get a good dunk. It was just a fun time watching them and seeing how happy they were. Obviously, I had to put a time-limit on the fun so after about 15-20 minutes I raised the hoop back up. The best part is that they all thanked me! Normally, when I get a thank you I have to ask for it, but they all thanked me first for letting play with the net down. Prime example of how it really is the little things!
There was a group of about six middle school kids in the gym and they asked me to lower the hoops so they could “dunk” on it. Now they are not actually allowed to dunk on the nets but I told them I would lower it to 9ft. Once I lowered it, they were all having a good time but could not get close to the rim so asked me to lower it again. With hesitation, I lowered it to 8ft with the threat that if they even touched the rim on the hoop I would raise it up. The boys had a blast! They were so funny trying to jump high enough to get a good dunk. It was just a fun time watching them and seeing how happy they were. Obviously, I had to put a time-limit on the fun so after about 15-20 minutes I raised the hoop back up. The best part is that they all thanked me! Normally, when I get a thank you I have to ask for it, but they all thanked me first for letting play with the net down. Prime example of how it really is the little things!