This is exactly how games start – playing around before or after some other sport. In this case, a game of children’s basketball was on at the Kilbirnie Recreation Centre, so the nets were still lowered and there was a basketball lying around when we started skating. It was quite natural to try dribbling while skating and only slightly less natural to try shooting. Before long, we were playing an ad hoc game of rotating 2-on-1, two defense and one offense. Russ suggested that 2-on-2 would have been better, so that you could pass instead of just fake and drive. He’s possibly right, but it was a lot of fun as it was.

Looking around Google for inline basketball links pops up quite a bit. Not as new as we thought, but that doesn’t make it any less fun. Actually, the rules seem to make for a very fast game. Might have to give it a try.