Let’s stop being less than the sum of our parts
Let's connect as a Gestalt. Let's create something greater than the sum of our parts. Let's connect for more, not less.
When players are giving all their attention to flawlessly executing their part in a fixed sum of parts, any fragmentation leads to uncharacteristic mistakes, and the team’s performance becomes less than the sum of the parts.
Addressing this challenge isn’t about pushing players to execute their parts with greater precision. Rather, it involves nurturing connections to create something greater than the sum of the parts—a *Gestalt*. Players observe the big picture of what is going on around them, waiting for opportunities to step in and offer previously unseen alternatives as someone’s options begin to dwindle. Players know they have each other's backs as they navigate the unknown, instilling a belief that they can achieve anything together.
However, if players neglect to consistently practice this *Gestalt*, the ability of today's technology to measure parts of a performance will divert players' and coaches attention back to perfecting the execution of parts in a fixed sum of parts. They will lose their ability for Gestalt.
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Basketball - adult, all ability, mixed, @ Bushey (24)
Sun 16 Mar
|Bushey
Situational Awareness Coaches help players switch on their situational awareness to feel more connected to a genuinely human experience.
Time & Location
16 Mar 2025, 19:00 – 20:00
Bushey, Aldenham Rd, Bushey WD23 2TD, UK
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About the event
If we keep playing as we start to age, we typically manage our decline from the level of our youth. Hardly motivating, eh? I don’t do that. I grow my game using my situational awareness to make subtle changes in the timing and spacing of my relationships of movement with myself and others. Each time my body changes as I get older, I have a new opportunity to grow my game. Each time I play with a different group of players, I have a new opportunity to grow my game. Each time I share a moment of connection, it feels like a genuinely human experience. That's why I keep playing. That and watching Steph and The Warriors - your situational awareness coach Jon Thorne
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