England v Czech Republic

Our first family basketball match. Ben got bored within 20mins of the game starting, but Jasmine was entranced. She joined in with chants of 'defence!' and banged the life out of her clappers! We all loved the mexican wave (actually, I think I loved it the most) that circumnavigated the stadium not once, not twice but three times! Nearer the end Ben perked up and there was a slightly embarassing moment when, during the build up to a free throw where the stadium was almost quiet with anticipation, Ben shouted at the top of his lungs 'No pressure!' The player even heard it! In his defence he had heard another kid shout that earlier in the game, but it did raise a few chuckles.

I was amazed at how well both Jasmine and Ben seemed to grasp the game. The knew when to start cheering and when to groan. All in all it was a great day out. And England won too.

Spot the ball.....