In sports and in life, CONNECTION is as important as everything else put together.
The ultimate connection is called Gestalt—An immersive experience of the connections between the players, creating something greater than the sum of individual talents.
Without an understanding of Gestalt, it is easy to believe that achieving maximum potential necessitates perfect alignment, where everything fits together flawlessly. You remove the opportunity to experience something more than the sum of the parts. You prevent genuine connection.
You don't access a Gestalt by following instructions. Coaches can encourage connection; only players can access and shape a Gestalt. It is achieved by observing and copying those within the Gestalt you wish to join, and processing the entirety of the experience so that you embody the Gestalt. It is easier to access a Gestalt when someone is shaping it.
HOW TO SHAPE A GESTALT - think Steph Curry
1. Clarity. Ensure that the next move is apparent to everyone
2. Patience. Wait to see how everyone reacts
3. A Sense of Calmness. If the chosen move can’t be executed, stay calm, and allow another move of clarity to unfold.
The ability to experience genuine connection is a crucial life skill for the 21st century
Adult - League - @ Longdean (25)
Thu 09 Jan
|Hemel Hempstead
League level players play basketball to experience feeling more human than machine
Time & Location
09 Jan 2025, 21:00 – 22:00
Hemel Hempstead, Hill Common, Hemel Hempstead HP3 8JH, UK
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About the event
Some of our teaching members are running this session to give everyone an experience of feeling more human than machine. We experience the whole as greater than the parts. That true growth emerges from embracing fragility rather than solely focusing on resilience. Players will be stopped from acting as a machine i.e. waiting to act until they target a collision they can win. While physicality is acceptable, it should be used to create space for maneuvering around opponents not going through them. Relationships run the play not machines. This approach allows players more time to execute their skills, leading to improvement, which is a pleasant side benefit. The primary aim is for us all to experience feeling more human than machine.
By attending this event you are accepting peer review from our the attending teacher members. Learn more at https://www.skillsofwow.org/wow
League-level and Mixed 16+
It is at Longdean Sports Centre.
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