Paying attention to the cohesive whole.
Whenever players and coaches are asked about how they won a close game, they nearly always say how they connected as a cohesive whole. Yet, little attention is given to training the ability to sustain a cohesive whole.
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To avoid limiting performance to simply trying harder to execute the parts, we should set aside time to train the ability to sustain a cohesive whole. To recall the childlike joy of connecting as a whole without an algorithm directing us. Connect to experience something greater than the sum of the parts. To embody Gestalt. Experience what is beautiful, true, and good. To embody the full human experience.
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We build an awareness of the whole from seeing the connections between all parts. We shape this whole, so new opportunities emerge as current ones dwindle. Two of the most effective activities for training this are basketball and swimming.
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Community events focus on *Embracing Joyful Connection Beyond Algorithms*.
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For sports clubs, we enhance performance by training players to sustain a cohesive whole. Contact us.
League-level adults - Hemel (3)
Thu 27 Nov
|Hemel
Play basketball to train the one non-technical skill the best rely on the most. Using your existing basketball skills, we train you to build nuanced, intricate, and layered flows of connections that only you can feel, and nobody else can fully script. Each movement generates a feeling of flow.
Time & Location
27 Nov 2025, 21:00 – 22:00
Hemel, Hill Common, Hemel Hempstead HP3 8JH, UK
About the event
Through Basketball, we develop the capacity to read, feel, and respond - not just react. Our approach transforms the game into a training ground for sensing, not scripting — cultivating awareness, trust, and connection that extend far beyond the court.
We experience authentic connections that can only be felt by ourselves and never wholly measured or coached by others. We train it by experiencing it.
The brain flourishes when its connections stay fluid. When they lock up, thinking gets stuck, and harm follows. While the harm is treated, we also need to remember the root cause and train the brain to stay authentic to its purpose. To keep all connections in a state of flow. Let's train.
It is at Longdean Sports Centre. https://goo.gl/maps/
The entrance is not via Longdean school. There is a separate entrance that you can only find by just putting the post code in - HP3 8JH
SkillsofWow.org is the governing body for those who coach the skills of Wow.