Joy Drop: You just gotta Belieb Canada is going to the World Cup
What a week of joy! Of course, I begin with the most exciting news of all: CANADA IS GOING TO THE MEN'S WORLD CUP! Well, soon. They just need to beat Jamaica on Sunday at Toronto's BMO Field in front of a sold-out crowd in order to guarantee their berth to Qatar this November. We feel the energy and the drive!
In other beautiful sports news, this moment from basketball gave me goosebumps. No, It wasn't Scottie Barnes being amazing with the Raptors this week ensuring everyone he is THE rookie of the year.
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While I enjoy props and encouragement from the vets, there was something even more incredible this week. A video went viral of Jules Hoogland, an 11th grader at Zeeland Public School in Michigan, making a basket.
Jules is blind. In order for her to be able to make the bucket, a teacher used a pole to tap the rim so she could locate it with her hearing. A teammate steadied her on the free-throw line, and the crowd went completely silent so she could focus. There is something so pure and authentic about this moment. The crowd and even her opponents went wild with excitement. It is just good energy, great teamwork and fantastic skill. I have watched it at least 20 times.
And you thought March Madness was exciting. Zeeland Public Schools Unified Basketball took over the court this morning, and the crowd went WILD! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZpsLearningForLife?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ZpsLearningForLife</a> <a href="https://t.co/jrnFeBy7bP">pic.twitter.com/jrnFeBy7bP</a>
I had the pleasure of attending the Next Gen Maple Leafs game on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils. I had never attended a Leafs Game before. As a second
