My companion and I played some lively one-on-one basketball at Brickyard Road Park earlier this evening. There is no parking lot here, it is located in a residential neighborhood, so we parked on the street. We had driven to Woodin Creek Park first, but the basketball court there was in use. We waited for a while, but it was still in use, so we drove over to this park instead. There are no restrooms here either. There are a few short walking trails. A couple of people were walking their dogs. When we first arrived at the basketball court, it was in use also. It was a great evening to play basketball - cool but not too chilly, and not rainy, with crisp early spring air. We waited for a while, and those players left, so we were able to use the basketball court for about 45 minutes. At one point while we were playing basketball, 3 young boys came whizzing right through the basketball court on their bicycles. They looked very comfortable doing this, like it may have been something that they do often. They cut right across the area where we were playing. My companion landed a perfect shot, and one of the boys yelled cheerfully, "Nice shot!" My companion thanked him. I said yes, it really was a nice shot, wasn't it. I was a bit relieved when the boys left, though. I must say this is the first time in my entire life that I have ever seen kids riding their bikes around and through a basketball court! I appreciated how the grassy field behind the basketball hoop was sloped upwards, and how the fence on the side of the basketball court was one of the tall chain-link fences. It would be hard to lose a basketball on this court. The rim of the basketball hoop was oddly constructed. I'm used to scoring about 45 - 60 points in a 30 - 45 minute one-on-one game (I played basketball a lot growing up), but I scored far less points than that today, and I didn't really feel off of my game. I think it had to do with the way that the hoop was constructed. I still won the game though (barely) - yeah! I'd be open to playing basketball on this court again, but it might not be my first choice. read more