Basketball is a sport everyone can enjoy playing with others and learn new things from athletes, coaches or others who has the interest in the said sport. Basketball is not only a game to play or a subject to learn. It can also be a form of exercise or physical training that enhances the physicality or a get-together where experiences, teachings and values are shared by one another in a group. Overall, playing basketball is one of the many good ways to improve the development of the physical, intellectual, social and spiritual aspects of a person, and the said development is based on the determination of the person to attain what he or she needs to learn.
In basketball, one needs skills and discipline to achieve his goals. Frequent practices, whether solo or in a group, develop the precision of abilities and accuracy of shots of a person. These developments are one of the many effects when playing the said sport. Many moves and tactics are formed when there are improvements in the techniques, which are useful for competitions and leagues. Also, there the ability to pass and shoot is the most important moves to learn for it can make a team win by points. Because of these powerful, tactical and amazing moves, one also tends to perspire and exercise his muscles, bones and reflexes.
The process of perspiration during the game is a form of exercise and it reduces unwanted weight in the body. In other words, another effect on playing basketball is the contribution to physical fitness. Like other sports, basketball burns many calories to get the stored energy in the body, and at the same time, it exercises the heart and lungs for faster blood circulation and better oxygen supply. Many body parts, like the limbs and trunk, are needed to function very well in basketball, and as they function, muscles and bones are in the move; making the muscles relax and contract in cycles, and the joints rotate and bend. These voluntary and involuntary movements in the body really contribute to one’s fitness, and in basketball, one often meets other players who are potential team mates and can be also potential friends.
Playing basketball also creates good and healthy relationships with other players, trainers, or people who believe in the player’s ability to play. Socializing is a good way to exercise friendship and it contributes to good teamwork and positive relationships inside and outside the court. Many players in the NBA and PBA have respect and trust for each other even if they are playing from opposing teams. One good example of this friendship is between Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash, where they became a great tandem for Dallas Mavericks, and Dirk’s a godfather to Steve’s son while Steve’s a godfather to Dirk’s daughter. There are many good outcomes of friendship and respect among others, and the active bonding in playing the game promotes values and lessons which can be applied for the future; with relation to basketball or in real-life situations.
The last among the primary effects of playing basketball is to provide positive values towards oneself and everyone. Basketball teaches us not only the techniques of dribbling and shooting or the complexity of plays offensively and defensively, but it also gives us the visualization of what we are and what we could be. Perseverance, dedication, teamwork and optimism are some of the values that we can achieve not only in basketball but also in any other games, and it can be also applied in real-life scenarios like in studies, relationships and in other interests. There are many more values to learn and effects to adapt in basketball and each one of them are a critical point for a person to develop in a positive and desirable way.
Life is like a basketball game; one needs to go one side of the court to make a goal, and then return to the other side to secure those goals from unwanted circumstances. One also needs to share what he has to others so they can get the job done together as one team. Playing basketball or any other sport is one way of creating a foundation of one’s character. Basketball has many effects that definitely affect us and we need to value those because once they are seen and felt, it will really change a person, depending on what he wants to be in any aspect. Life is a sport. It is amazing and everyone must value it for it will be the first and last for all of us.
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