Later this afternoon, we will gather at Hillsville Elementary School 🏫 for the latest round of Special Olympics Basketball 🏀 practice. It’s 8:30 am. right now, and Coach is mapping out a game plan, but her effort has a twist.
We will use Head Coach Rick Nester as an example. When our softball coach holds a practice, he expects all 11 players to show up and participate that day. Maybe, every so often, one player will need to miss a day for an important reason, but for the norm, Coach knows what to expect at a given practice.
Vickey Ritchie, in my five years of hanging around and trying hard to be her Kevin Burress ( someone who cares as much as you and is willing to step out on a limb if it will make someone smile), I’ve seen the number as small as 10 but as large as 30+.
Yet, just like an accordion 🪗, Vickey will expand or retract on the fly ! It’s not until the gym door opens and folks start walking in that Vickey is sure of her game plan.
Being that today, we are going to celebrate being halfway to Boo Ridge. Instead of calling her a Magician 🎩, we will call her a witch 🧙♂️. Either way, this lady has MAD SKILLS, and she’s not afraid to use them for Good. I guess that makes her the Good Witch 🧙♀️.
A.S.P.N on The Hill 