Volleyball War Wound and Training

The Puget people started getting together to do volleyball on Tuesdays. Tim is in the red outfit in this picture.
Tim invited William to come see him play, and now it's what Wm wants to do when dad is playing. Tim has his own cheering section. "GO, DADDY, GO!"
What was funnest for William at these games, was he would 'shag the ball' which means run to get it, and pitch it back into play. He loved having that job! Of course, sometimes it meant he was running from the far side of the gym, but everyone humored him, as he was having so much fun.
Once they started getting good, they decided to do some intramural play, well you know how that goes... 'It's just for fun' ends up being frustration at not winning for some. Tim keeps it in good perspective and just goes to have fun.
This is Tim in blue, after their the last game. Tim was hustling for a ball, and came down hard on his ankle. He is on medication to reduce the swelling, but it still looks pretty gnarly.
William loves watching the games, and wants to learn. Tim started getting him to bump the volleyball a bit.

Tim is in white and yellow. The 'free for use' outfits were all gone that day. Tim now has a standby pair of shorts and T-shirt. I had encouraged him to use the free ones, as they do the laundry, and our machine is 1/3 to 1/2 size of an American laundry machine. And the dryer vents inside (HOT and HUMID! ...can you say 'dehumidifier?' I knew you could!) Tim has been really supportive of me now that I don't have a dishwasher (well, there's me and Tim...) or a big washer/dryer. Of course, he's able to sense my frustration at not having these luxury items when I whine about it. I rarely suffer in silence. :)

It's very cute watching Tim work with William on volleyball. William is getting the 'bump' down pretty well!