Smacksy Saturday Photo: The Pass

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Fat Lip

"... And so then Alessandro's head bashed really hard into my mouth and I just started bleeding all over the place and I was crying super hard."

"Oh, baby. I'm so sorry that happened."

"Yeah, then the guys walked me to the nurse and she looked at it this cut under my top lip - see? And she gave me a popsicle because my lip started swelling up really big."

"I can see that."

"She said cold things will help my fat lip, so I was thinking we should get some ice cream."

"Definitely."

"And I think in soccer, next time I won't lead with my face. Smart, right?"

Pro Lingo

"So, Mom? In handball 'tapping' is when you throw the ball at the wall, well first you have to beat everyone that's playing in the court three times. You can 'tap' things that aren't in the game like 'black magic,' is when you miss the ball when you're gonna hit it and if you say 'black magic' it's a re-do. If it hits your shoe it's called a 'shoeshiner' and if it hits your body it's called a 'bloody block.' There's 'savies' and then there's 'hardies'  when you go really hard. 'Bullets' mean you're out. If you hit it over the wall it's called a 'parrot' and you're out if you do that. 'Waterfalls' are like when the ball goes down like a waterfall, like this. See? It's pretty easy."

Stay In the Game

"Mom? You remember how a couple weeks ago I said I wanted to quit basketball?"

"I do."

"But then you remember last Saturday and how I made my first basket ever in a game in all two seasons? Like, Troy just passed the ball to me and I just shot it and it went in the hoop and everything?"

"Yes, I do."

"Well, it's so weird. You know what happened? I don't want to quit anymore!"

"That's great, Baby."

"Yep. It's like magic or something."

Sets

"So, Mom? While you were gone, me and Dad played some tennis over at the court at the middle school."

"He taught you how to play today?"

"Yeah, he did some serves."

"Great."

"And then we did some ballies."

"I think you mean 'volleys.'"

"Come on, Mom. It's ballies, cause we're playing with a ball and everything."

A Hunch

"Hello Bob."

"Hi Dr. A."

"Tell me, Bob. Are you doing any sports?"

"I just finished baseball. I did soccer and fencing. I do swimming lessons and gymnastics and I'm playing basketball."

"Which one is your favorite?"

"Basketball."

"Why is that?"

"Well, I've only played once so far but I'm pretty tall so I think it's going to work out."

Baller

"So, Bob when you go to your first basketball practice they're going to be teaching you something called man-to-man defense."

"What is that exactly?"

"They'll give you another player to guard and you shift back and forth and wave your hands in the air like this."

"I don't think I should do that, Mom."

"Why not?"

"That looks really annoying. I don't think I should be irritating the other team."