Neighborhood Sports Brought to you by.....Matt Peterson

I'm sure I've mentioned a few times how much I love our neighborhood and ward. How about another time. Ü Matt Peterson is in our ward. Actually, he is the new Young Men's President and David is one of the advisors. (new calling). Anyway, Matt decided he was tired of paying so much money to have his kids participate in sports, so started a league of his own! What a guy! The great thing is, he has included all of us! They have a big enough family that they probably could just do family sports (between in laws, cousins, etc.) But we feel very fortunate to be included! Anyone is invited! The kids have just had a blast! There aren't a lot of people that would be so willing to give up so much time to the whole neighborhood. Thanks so much Matt!

 

David helped to coach during the tournament. But really, every team is Matt's team. It's great. We play with friends from our ward now and the other ward we attended. IT's like a big reunion! How fun is this? The right price and the right people! What more could a girl want? I love seeing my kids have fun and sharpen their skills at the same time!
Eli and Mason played on the same team. That was nice to see them play together. Eli seemed to like taking the shots from far out and was able to make some of them! He enjoys basketball.
Mason was excited to play with his brother and his friend Tait. They are a great twosome. I would steal Tait to be my son if I could. Mason is a great competitor. Glad to see him having fun.

 

 

 

 

Matt held practice on Fridays after school. He would have all the boys come together and join all the teams. This practice was great. I'm not eloquent with my words, but I"ll try to explain. He told these boys that they would need to run 10 suicides after practice. The only way to get them erased was by making free throws. Each free throw made would erase ONE suicide. That whole line of boys went and I think maybe one or 2 shots were made! The kids begged coach Matt to let them all have one more turn. They went through the lineup again and some of the kids made their shots. It got down to the last 2 boys and there were 2 suicides to run....

What do you know? The first boy.....made his shot! The boys jumped up and down and then got quiet......and then the last boy MADE HIS SHOT! They all started to cheer and jump up and down and high five each other! IT was GREAT! I loved seeing the teamwork and the determination to get that last point! Matt is a great coach and is teaching these boys such great things!
Thanks Coach Peterson! Can't wait for softball next! Ü