Ward Basketball can be extremely competitive or simply hilarious. When both teams actually know how to keep the flow of the game it can be competitive. But when some of the players are having... pretty much their first game ever, the mistakes made are great. That's what makes it exciting, you never know who will show up, the experienced baller's or our uncoordinated friends. Before a game you never really know what to expect- it's a Saturday morning.

Sometimes the competitive games come from the single kid on the other team who has perfected a horrible shooting form and somehow just keeps making the three pointers. Then there's the one tall kid who gets all the rebounds but can't score anyway. And then there's always the numberless uncalled fouls on both sides. But despite the difference in skill levels, as one would judge, the score somehow stays close.

On the other end of the spectrum from competitive is the hilarious. Some of the most common mistakes are dribbling with two hands at once, scoring or shooting on the wrong side, and the head on collisions. The funniest part is watching the reactions of the players. The expression of the player's face that has just scored a basket on the wrong side changes from elation to a look of the downtrodden after his team mates yell, "noooooooo!" and the basket falls through the hoop.

The great thing about Ward Ball, is that when it's all is said and done it can be nothing but fun.