Tyler's basketball team was involved in a real nail-biter today, but they managed to hold on long enough to squeeze out an 18-16 win. Although we led throughout the game, there were a couple of furious rallies against us to end each half that made the game close. Tyler made one basket from the field, and was fouled in the act of shooting late in the game, when we were only up by two points. Last week he said how much pressure he was feeling when shooting free throws during the game (after he had missed a couple of shots), so I told him that he needed to just relax and take a deep breath before getting into his routine. He must have taken that advice to heart, because he calmly stepped to the line and swished both shots through the net without the ball even grazing the rim. We didn't score again, and the other team got one more basket in the frantic closing moments, so Tyler's free throws ended up providing the winning margin! He didn't seem to think that this was a big deal, but Tara & I are very proud of him!

    Another reminder - Tyler's number this season is 2, so keep an eye out for that if you can't figure out which one he is when looking at them.

Tyler's Basketball - Game #4
	Tyler lining up his opponent on defense at the start of the game.
	Tyler bringing the ball down the sideline.
	Tyler watching as one of the opposing players launches a three pointer (it was a miss - nobody has made one against us all year, nor have we made any).
	Tyler telling his teammates not to touch a tipped out-of-bounds pass.
	Tyler and his teammates getting some direction from their head coach, Dave, and the assistant coach, Rodney.
	Tyler preparing to shoot one of his free throws.
	Tyler celebrating a good play by one of his teammates.
	The final score, an 18-16 win for the boys in yellow.