I had been watching basketball my entire childhood, aspiring to become as skillful and fearless as that player is what I aspired. Our Fountainhead community gave us this opportunity of exploring, being creative. I chose to opt basketball which helps me learn several aspects of life. Refining skills, sheer dedication, and spot on observation are some elements that I was able to inculcate in my habits.

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Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken developing new skills

A team game is always tricky and challenging. It is very important to identify your own strength which helps you develop as an individual and be a strong advantage to the team. Being in 12th grade with all the academic pressure, it is always difficult to maintain a balance between both physical and mental health. There were several different challenges Undertaken to learn 3 very important aspects of basketball which are dribbling, passing and shooting. Accuracy is very important in all three aspects of the game mentioned above, timing is a precious factor that affects the game play in this sport which I was able to gradually inculcate in myself. Communication with teammates in basketball work only on eye contact, your constant observation and dedication were a must. After learning and refining my base skills of dribbling, shooting and passing it got difficult when I was learning how the game works and learn several different fundamentals of basketball. Learning defensive strategies was a task as our coach would command us to follow a certain strategy such as man to man defense or positing defense such as 3 up – 2 down or 2 up – 1 center- and 2 low.

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commitment to and perseverance-

Refining and repolishing are very much important in Basketball. Control over dribbling and fick to shoot the ball comes with practice and along with all the load of submissions and assessments it is very difficult to balance between work and extracurricular/physical activities. Basketball is one of the fastest games played which is why it requires one to be fit. Spending an hour on working out every alternate day in a week was and has been difficult but it’s just to be competitive. Giving full commitment would pay off someday and also impacted my health in a way, I felt physically and mentally stronger because of daily workout and refining skills in the game during my CAS PS slots.

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Demonstrate the skills and benefits of working collaboratively

Basketball being a team game have a lot of advantages in itself. Communication is the aspect that I had the most benefit of after joining Basketball in my CAS PS, doing drills with people, playing the game with them and sharing the pride along representing my institution. Learning the importance of communication in the game while going for the score or going for defense is very important. Playing at what position, covering what defender and most importantly how to adapt as a team as per the opponent’s strategies. You always need to be listening to your teammates while you are working collaboratively, accepting your mistakes and most importantly being a good listener and working on the feedback you have. It is always healthier which you have a healthy environment when you are working collaboratively/ as a team to achieve something big and it hugely impacts one as an individual. I learned how important it is to respect and help others to even when you are working collaboratively.

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Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions

Following my routine, being wise about my physical and mental health and lastly maintaining a balance between studies and physical activity is my ethical code of conduct. There were times I tilted towards either of the two ends, it doesn’t impact anyone else but myself. Being competitive in both studies and basketball was very important to me so that I can have a strong image of myself in the world. Spending the assigned amount of time were norms I kept which I broke a lot of time which resulted in poor grades and weakens mental health which is why I made it point not the take a step here or there but being in the center so that I don’t impact any activity I do.