Most neighbourhoods have a basketball court in the vicinity, but few children actually make use of it. Heres why you should encourage your child to take up the sport. In this articleTeamworkAccessibilityPopularityCompetitivenessContact buildingCardiovascular benefitsTeamwork There are certain sports like swimming, jogging, cycling, etc which are solo sports or activities. You dont need to depend on anyone, and you dont need to coordinate with anyone for playing these sports. Sports like tennis, squash and other racquet sports require some more co-ordination and are relatively more social than solo sports while at the other end of the spectrum, sports like football, basketball and hockey are great team-sports. They teach you how to depend on each other and function as a team, which is bound to hold you in stead later on in life. You learn when to step back and let the other person score for the good of the team and when to take the initiative and lead your team to victory. You learn to support each others efforts and to strive for a common goal. The same principals you learn on a court hold good in a boardroom. Accessibility It is easy to practice basketball by yourself by shooting hoops and dribbling. However, you do need access to a basketball court. You could also simply put up a hoop in your driveway at home if you have one, or at the back of your childs bedroom door. A basketball hoop is inexpensive and many public parks have basketball courts, so you dont need an exclusive and expensive club membership in order that your child be able to play this sport. Popularity If your child has a basketball team at school, you should encourage her to take up the sport. Being part of your schools team goes a long way in developing and building your childs confidence. It also helps build popularity, which is crucial to a school-going child. Competitiveness Basketball fosters a healthy spirit of competition. True, you can shoot hoops by yourself, but it isnt as much fun as when competing with someone. Contact building You also tend to be on friendly terms with at least some of the people you play with, and on acquaintance terms with the others. If your child has been playing basketball for a long time, chances are high that he will develop friendships that will last long into adulthood. This is naturally not the main purpose of the game, but it doesnt hurt matters any when you try to get business from a company and discovers that the person who you have to win over played basketball with you when you were kids! Cardiovascular benefits Just like any other racquet sport, basketball increases hand to eye coordination. It is an extremely active game as it involves constant running around, and thus offers cardiovascular benefits. Unlike a team sport like cricket, in which most of the players stand around in the field or wait for a turn to bat, everyone is constantly on the move in basketball, with the result that you will get a thorough workout after playing the game for an hour. In fact, you can burn around 700 calories an hour when playing basketball, depending, of course, on how good you are at the game.
Most neighbourhoods have a basketball court in the vicinity, but few children actually make use of it. Here's why you should encourage your child to take up the sport.
There are certain sports like swimming, jogging, cycling, etc which are solo sports or activities. You don't need to depend on anyone, and you don't need to coordinate with anyone for playing these sports. Sports like tennis, squash and other racquet sports require some more co-ordination and are relatively more social than solo sports while at the other end of the spectrum, sports like football, basketball and hockey are great team-sports. They teach you how to depend on each other and function as a team, which is bound to hold you in stead later on in life. You learn when to step back and let the other person score for the good of the team and when to take the initiative and lead your team to victory. You learn to support each other's efforts and to strive for a common goal. The same principals you learn on a court hold good in a boardroom.
Accessibility
It is easy to practice basketball by yourself by shooting hoops and dribbling. However, you do need access to a basketball court. You could also simply put up a hoop in your driveway at home if you have one, or at the back of your child's bedroom door. A basketball hoop is inexpensive and many public parks have basketball courts, so you don't need an exclusive and expensive club membership in order that your child be able to play this sport.
Popularity
If your child has a basketball team at school, you should encourage her to take up the sport. Being part of your school's team goes a long way in developing and building your child's confidence. It also helps build popularity, which is crucial to a school-going child.
Competitiveness
Basketball fosters a healthy spirit of competition. True, you can shoot hoops by yourself, but it isn't as much fun as when competing with someone.
Contact building
You also tend to be on friendly terms with at least some of the people you play with, and on acquaintance terms with the others. If your child has been playing basketball for a long time, chances are high that he will develop friendships that will last long into adulthood. This is naturally not the main purpose of the game, but it doesn't hurt matters any when you try to get business from a company and discovers that the person who you have to win over played basketball with you when you were kids!
Cardiovascular benefits
Just like any other racquet sport, basketball increases hand to eye coordination. It is an extremely active game as it involves constant running around, and thus offers cardiovascular benefits. Unlike a team sport like cricket, in which most of the players stand around in the field or wait for a turn to bat, everyone is constantly on the move in basketball, with the result that you will get a thorough workout after playing the game for an hour. In fact, you can burn around 700 calories an hour when playing basketball, depending, of course, on how good you are at the game.
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my son is very much into sports. but the only problem is he never consentrate on the studies. it is a big problem for me. could any one can help me !!!
i agree with trisha. if he is an average student and does very well in sports u should not worry. in fact, if u spot a talent in him, u should encourage him to pick up that sport seriously.
jayshree schooling is important for a good understanding concepts and is is this time that your son needs help it can only happen if u have good talking terms and he is open in discussing things with u u too have to take a keen interest in the sport that he is pursuing and help him find pathways to success to his career he will find a friend in u and will discuss with u the interest also . in good time u can also teach him that it is for his safe secure future that he needs to gear up in his studies and secure fair marks to make it smooth his patway to success into his sporting career this alll will also depend how u talk to him according his age
this is a completely american article. tell me which indian neighbourhood has a basketball court. please write articles for indians. i thought you are an indian site.