playing basketball every time for scouts

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

A lot of wards fall into this category. and I understand why.

It's what the kids want to do. They are happiest when they are messing around, running in the gym, playing basketball.

Leaders spend time and $ preparing activities, and then the kids don't like them. Why fight it?

My kite building activity didn't go over so well. Several of the boys just up and left and went to the gym. Then other boys leaving "to try and find [person X]".

Dodgeball and basketball, baby. Back to basics.

The boys in my ward just want to play basketball every night as well. That's fine, but I can't figure out why they suck so bad or why it's even fun for them if they can't even make a damn basket.

I did have a Duty to God night last wednesday night and they were surprisingly good - lasted 45 minutes and there was still 30 minutes left over for the little twerps to go shoot airballs.