In sports and in life, CONNECTION is as important as everything else put together.
When we believe that control is the only way to stay safe or escape a trap, it's easy to fall into the mindset that we need to achieve perfect alignment, with each element working together seamlessly. However, this perspective restricts everyone involved to merely the sum of their individual contributions.
We provide an immersive experience of being part of something that is greater than the sum of the parts. To embody a **Gestalt of connection**.
We don’t access a Gestalt by following instructions. We achieve this level of connection by observing and copying those in the Gestalt we wish to join, and processing the entirety of the experience so that we embody the Gestalt. It is easier to access a Gestalt when someone is shaping it for us.
HOW TO SHAPE A GESTALT - think Steph Curry and Antoine Dupont
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
Basketball - adult, all ability, mixed, @ Bushey (14)
Sun 05 Jan
|Bushey
Adults of All Abilities Join Together for a Collaborative Basketball Dance. Come and experience how we enhance performance without relying on automation. Instead of viewing opponents as obstacles, we focus on building relationships to maneuver past them. Together, we dance.
Time & Location
05 Jan 2025, 19:00 – 20:00
Bushey, Aldenham Rd, Bushey WD23 2TD, UK
Guests
About the event
The session is run some of our teaching members. They know when they see machine-mindedness on the players' faces. They know when players are waiting to act until they spot a direct path to score and target winning a collision with an opposing player who is the way. 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 basketball skills, leading to improvement, which is a pleasant side benefit. The primary aim of this session is to help us move away from machine-mindedness. To be 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
SkillsofWow.org is the governing body for those who coach the skills of Wow.