BASKETBALL!!!

I can really say Basketball is my one and only favourite sport because I play Netball and enjoy that a lot too. But I started Basketball last year and grew to love, love, love it! I played Miniball for two years in Year 4 and 5 before I started Basketball, but it turns out. the two sports are really different.

I may not be the best at Basketball, but that doesn't mean I don't love it! It is one of those sports where you are cheering on the sidelines for your team the whole way because it's so fast and exhilarating and leaves you still in the zone and excited  at the end. It's funny because there is always SOMEONE on a team that thinks they're are the best player in the world and try to show off. I like watching them because it actually makes the game interesting. I am on the bench regularly (as you might be able to tell) but it seems every week I'm getting more game time, so that must mean I am improving.

There isn't something that makes the sport fun because the everyone watching just gets this vibe and you're  into the game by the first second. The benefits you gain from Basketball is:
1. You learn a new sport.
2. You have another way of doing fitness.
3. You get to know some people that you normally talk to better.
4. It helps your reactions get faster.
5. It gives you something to look forward to every week.
6. It's just great FUN!

Skills that I have learned are dribbling, defending, shooting from the 3 pointer line and dodging. Thanks to my Netball shooting I am pretty good at shooting already, and can get most of my shots in. The only thing is that you have to shoot a lot faster than in Netball.

I think everyone should give Basketball a go, because you will probably learn to love it just like I did when I started playing.