Hi everybody!
Today we are going to talk about how basketball can contribute to the development of personal and social values of the child and teenagers.
Commitment
Young players should get used to accepting and carrying out their commitments to others. A player must commit himself/herself to train certain days and play some games during the weekends, and this commitment must be fulfilled even when the player, personally, doesn't fell like it.
This implies that sometimes the player will have to give up many personal wishes and make sacrifices for the group. He/She will have to think about others and not just about himself/herself. He/She will have to develop the appropriate discipline that will enable him/her to carry out his/her obligations.
Perseverance
In the whole aspects of life, it's very important to be persistent and basketball can help develop this quality: to be persistent, making the maximum effort. The coach working has to reward their continuous efforts regardless of their achievements, especially when they are going through hard times.
Personal Responsibilities within the Group.
It is very important that young people learn to take on personal responsibilities for the benefit of the group. Basketball is an excellent school for developing this aspect. Coaches should teach their players to take on personal responsibilities within the gropu as somethint reasonable that gives them pleasur and not as a heavy load, avoiding comments such as "you are responsible for our defeat"; "we rely on you to win this game". In this way, the coach is carrying out a relevant educational task that will be of great importance for the adult future of his/her players.
For this reason it's important that players know what they have to do and what is expected form them individually. The players have to understant the importance of their own contribution to the team. Equally important is the coach's role in highlighting those lines of personal behaviour that are significant to the group, especially those that socially are less noticeable and are less emphasised.
On the next post we will continue talking about more values that baskeball helps to develop and examples of exercises and tasks that coaches can use to get "this goals": team work, respecting the rules/others, learning to compete.
"Good, Better, Best. Never Let it Rest. Until Your Good is Better and Your Better is Best" Tim Duncan
References
FIBA (2000). The role of Basketball in the educational development of youngsters. En J.Buceta, Basketball for young players. (pp 1-37). Madrid: Dikynson S.L.
Consultado 13/04/2015 en: http://basketballforyoungplayers.fiba.com/main/
Great article!! I'm waiting for the second part, so useful!
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