Basketball: Buckets of Fun or More?

Basketball: Buckets of Fun or More?

Hi, I’m Norah Jordan. I’m a journalist for the Long school blog. Around August kids at recess started to play basketball. Now it has become almost as popular as kickball! Basketball is played and enjoyed by many at recess. Although the people who play basketball enjoy playing it, it has come to our attention that sometimes feelings are getting hurt.  I am here to tell you straight from the source what has been happening in basketball: buckets of fun or more!

As a spectator of basketball you get an overview of the game.  I have asked many spectators what they think is happening with feelings getting hurt if they are getting hurt at all.  Some people suggested that  some dishonesty was going around when it came to fouls and that would start arguments between the two teams.  Others suggested that the game wasn’t organized enough and that the players had trouble distinguishing what happened when it came to fouls and baskets and this started arguments.  One of the spectators said that if there was a referee that there would be less drama. Overall, I could tell that the people watching the game all had different perspectives on what was happening. I realized that if I was going to get more info about what was really happening in basketball I would have to go into the game itself.

I interviewed Lucas Manson who plays basketball at recess and he told me some very interesting things. He said that there was lots of yelling and confusion about the fouls but he said that it was because the group playing basketball was to large. Then he went on to explain that there would be less feelings hurt if we divided up the players into two games. The only reason that they hadn't done this before was because there was only one basketball. He said that if there were two basketballs and two games of basketball there would be less drama and fewer feelings hurt.

I think that the problems associated with basketball at recess are rooted in many different things: too many fouls, too many players, too much yelling, too much confusion, no referee, and probably some challenges that are still unknown. I believe that if the people who played basketball just sat down and talked about what was happening that they could work out a solution. Until then, the question still lingers in the air: Is basketball buckets of fun or more?