A child at play is GOD AT WORK. There is no reason for us to disturb such a child for the real joys of life come from playing. Using this `play' to free the child could help unleash the great potential which remains underutilized. I have used basketball as a very powerful `play tool' enriching the lives of children and mine own.
Basketball demands fitness, skill and competitive spirit. It can create passionate friendships and bitter enemies in equal measure. Taken constructively, both relationships are good since they help raise the level of your game. Inhibitions fly out of the windows and a self-confidence is developed. The urge to be better makes the children FOCUS on skill development and push their bodies' endurance to higher levels.
As the bodies become stronger - the mind too becomes sharper. Faster reflexes, developing chemistry with team players, reading the oppositions' game plan - all come by and by. How often, I have seen - lethargic players transforming themselves into running machines and develop athleticism of the highest order. AND AS I SEE THIS CHANGE, I believe that the child has liberated himself. Helping children to understand this fantastic game is a way to achieving FREEDOM!
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