New Courts

Este post esta dedicado a Angel. Gracias por alentarme en todo lo que es basquet y estar para levantarme del piso rocoso.

Last Friday, I attended my first practise at America del Sud. I got there a bit early and sat in the huge upper gym, which included both futbol and basketball courts on the top floor. I soaked in the new place: the blue and red paint on the floor, a huge banner hanging from a wall of previous champions, old vines growing on the inside of the brick wall, and the whirling ventilators turning in the wind high above me.

After a bit, a guy showed up and it turned out to be the Assistant Coach. He tossed me a ball and we shot around until, one by one, girls began to arrive. Each one presented themselves to me with a greeting kiss.

“Your shoes are really white,” one commented smiling. I smiled back saying, “Yeap, they are new!”