Hello again! We are going to continue with the differents personal and social values that basketball gives to our young players.
Team Work.
To explain this value, we give you an example:
The coach organises a 2x2 drill. The offensive players cannot dribble, all they can do is pass the ball. They start at one of the base-lines and must cross to the oter base-line controlling the ball. To do that, they must colaborate with each other.
This drill, teaches the children about the importance of collaboration and team work. The games themselves are also very useful, because one player cannot win a game on his/her own. However, one does not learn to collaborate just by playing basketball and that is why it is so important to the coach to highlight the importance of collaboration, and to organise the practice in a way that will encourage players to cooperate.
It would be very useful for the coach to keep track of the efficiency of the team in carrying out tasks that require players to colaborate; for instance; he/she may keep a record of the fast-breaks made by the team during the game.
Respecting the Rules.
Playing on a basketball team means having to respect several rules: internal duties, training rules and game rules. Young people get used to not being able to do exactly what they want, but having to respect certain rules that foster their coexistence with others. This is one of the many valuable educational aspects of basketball as a competitive sport.
Respecting Others.
Playing basketball is also a good way of learning to respect others: mates, opponents, coaches, directors, spectators and referees.
Young players must learn to respect individual differences within their own group, accepting and coexisting with teammates who, in som cases, may belong to a different social group, race, religion, ethnic group, etc... and who may have different ideas and ways. They will have to respect differences that come about while playing basketball, because some play better than others, some master certain skills better than others, some play longer than others, etc...
The every day situations experienced by a basketball team, encourage players to become more respectful towards their teammates. They become more sociable. In, it is very common in basketball to bring together people that due to their differences may have been rivals in other contexts.
With regard to opponents, the coach must place special emphasis on his/her players being well-manered towards their rivals: they shouldn't insult them, they should hel them to their feet if they fall down, they should speack to them once the game is over, congratulate them if they have won, etc.
Along the same lines, the coach must bea a model in his/her behaviour towards the referees, thus encouraging his/her players to learn to respect them. This is probably one of the educational aspects less developed in young basketball teams. It is often noticeable that coaches insult, under-rate and ridicule referees. This example, together the similar ones set by parents, makes it very difficult for children and teenagers to learn to respect the figure of the referee.
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| Coach talking outloud with the referee by JR. (CC BY 2.0) |
Learning to Compete.
Competitive basketball is an excellent opportunity to learn to compete in a way that is both healthy and efficient, adopting a working method that can be very valuable for young players in and out of the sports life, and that can help them now and in the future.
For this reason, it is highly relevant to the teams of young players that they confront different experiences during the season: winning, losing, playing well/poorly, etc... and these experiences be used to teach them to confront victories with moderation, and defeats with hope.
Summing up, basketball is an excellent tool that coaches should know how to use for the benefit of young players.
"Don't be afraid on failure. This is the way to succeed" Lebron James
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/
People unknown personal and educational values that gives us sport. Team work teaches to us respect, solidarity, support our mates, really the point is unity is strength. Individually, each player has to learn about work, commitment, effort, sacrifice and overcoming, these are essential aspects on the player's character. Good work! I'm glad to find this blog!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your comment! Is very useful to us that people read and write their opinion here. We are totally aggree with what you have written: the develope of values is the principal goal for young players.
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