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So here& #39;s a lovely thing - on the court at the local park every now and again a net appears on one of the basketball hoops.
Always thought it was weird that the council only does one.
Turns out they don& #39;t...
Always thought it was weird that the council only does one.
Turns out they don& #39;t...
So I& #39;m shooting (and missing) some hoops this morning and the net& #39;s looking ragged as. Hanging on by a frayed thread so it is. Tbh they don& #39;t last that long - a week, maybe two until they& #39;re either pulled down by an over-confident NBA impressionist or just wear out. Still, it& #39;s..
..nice to have it there as it& #39;s easier to see when the ball goes through the hoop (yes I& #39;m old shut up) and you don& #39;t have to chase around like a mad thing as much when it clatters off the inside of the hoop. Basically, nets are good.
So I& #39;m shooting, it& #39;s quite early so no-one& #39;s about and I see an athletic looking teen and a bloke with a ladder. They come on to the court and ask me if I can stop for a few minutes to & #39;sort this out& #39;. I& #39;ve no idea what they& #39;re on about and I& #39;m knackered so I tell then yep...
The bloke pulls a b ball net from his back pocket gets up the ladder and attaches it to the hoop.
Turns out he& #39;s been doing this ever since the court opened a couple of years back.
Turns out he& #39;s been doing this ever since the court opened a couple of years back.
I talk to the teen and he& #39;s won a basketball scholarship to the states and his dad comes up every week or so to replace the nets because he wants the lad to have a proper place to practice and thinks that nets are essential (which they kind of are). He leaves them up for everyone
because & #39;he wants everyone to have a good go and maybe they& #39;ll get to liking it like (name of lad here)& #39;. It all comes out of his own pocket but he says it& #39;s the least he can do given they built a court for everyone.
He& #39;s going to start trying those chain nets soon because...
He& #39;s going to start trying those chain nets soon because...
