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Parents
are a sentimental lot. Remember that time when we record
almost everything that happens to our sons and
daughters?
It might
be the first time he walked. Or the first words he or
she said. The first day in school. The first trip to the
dentist, and so on. The objects for future conversation
are also there. I guess everybody has heard about
parents having their kids’ baby shoes bronzed, meaning
coated with bronze to resist decay and to look like
trophies.
In
today’s age of the World Wide Web, proud parents would
even go to the lengths of putting their sons and
daughters videos on media, like YouTube.
Just the
other week, this writer through the e-mail got a video
about how a former Coach E student is doing very well.
One might have not noticed this lad among the thousands
who came through the school’s doors, but he was there in
video for all the world to see.
It was a
happy thought learning that we might have contributed a
thing or two to his basketball development, and how much
prouder his parents would be.
There
are also other videos out there, particularly on Coach E
students who did well.
Perhaps
more than the basketball instruction that they are
getting, the confidence in these kids is boosted even
more, knowing that their parents are deep into their
development. Isn’t it that big things come in small
packages?
So my
call for the proud Coach E students out there, why not
post the video of your sons and daughters while playing
basketball or being trained using the Coach E way?
In Coach
E Basketball, we normally provide souvenir CDs of the
students, but in today’s prevalence of videos, parents
can just come in and watch their kids learn the
fundamental skills. Why not bring the digicam and the
video camera to record those moments?
But
besides recording their moments, these videos will
definitely help the student in improving his or her
game.
Professional basketball teams now rely, more than ever,
on game tapes to study their opponents and how they
play. This, however, usually applies to studying
tendencies.
A
student who is really serious about improving his or her
game could ask the parent to record his moves and later
study it to learn if something is wanting. And perhaps,
by watching the video at home, the student could best
appreciate his level of play and what needs to be added
for further improvement.
This
week’s question: Is there a best time to play
basketball?
Well,
this question is really relative as to the persons; I’ve
read somewhere that you can actually determine the
biorhythms of a person and the best time for him or her
to indulge in activities. My take on this question is
that playing basketball does not depend on the time or
place. If you’ve got game, then it’s anytime and
anywhere for you. |
