3 Benefits To Playing Organized Basketball

As I played basketball I began to notice that although it was an absolute blast, it also had its benefits. Now not everyone may see these same benefits, some may agree with all, some, or none of my three main benefits of playing organized basketball, or for playing any organized sport but since this is a basketball blog I am associated them with basketball. So what are these five benefits? The three benefits are; learning to work as a team, learning to follow instructions, helpful in becoming a leader, exercise, and most importantly enjoyment.

Working as a Team

Basketball, as I have said before, is a team sport and yes I know that there are exceptions to this but at its core it is designed to be played as a team. Many people starting out in basketball are relatively young and have never really had any experience working with others to reach a desired outcome, or working as a team. Basketball was my first taste of working as a team and of course I was horrible at it at first but through basketball I become much better working with my teammates as a team. The point of this benefit is that by learning teamwork through basketball I was much better equipped to handle team related activities in both college and at work. As they say, "Teamwork makes the dream work".

Following Instructions

Much like working as a team, being able to follow instructions is something that you are certainly required to learn. In basketball if you have a coach who basically runs the show. He or she determines the offense, defense and who is playing at a certain time. If you can't follow the instructions of the coach then you are going to have a hard time learning the offense or defense and might earn yourself an extended stay on the bench during games. As I mentioned above, learning to follow instructions as also been huge in both my schooling and in the workplace.

Exercise

Exercise as a benefit is a little less of a "life lesson" as the other two but it is still extremely important. The problem with some people and exercise is that they get bored or have no motivation to run on the treadmill, elliptical or bike. Basketball offers people and exciting and fun way to exercise. Getting in games and just playing is physically demanding and even though you may get tired you still push through because you want to play and not because you want to exercise.