With an assist from her dad’s dance moves, Macie Jones makes big free throws for Yorkville. ‘It’s helped me.’

With an assist from her dad’s dance moves, Macie Jones makes big free throws for Yorkville. ‘It’s helped me.’

For the past couple of years, Yorkville’s Macie Jones and her father, Jason, have worked on her free throws. Jason, a former Kaneland player, would dance under the basket trying to distract her while she was shooting. Is he a good dancer? “No,” Macie said with a smile. “He’ll do these weird dance moves to get me out of rhythm. He’ll kick his feet and move his arms as a visual distraction.” Jason is no Fred Astaire, but his approach has been a po…