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.
Practice and planning aim to prepare for scenarios when things don’t go as expected. When players commit to fulfilling a specific role within a collective effort, it’s natural for them to focus solely on executing their individual part flawlessly. Inevitably, there will be times when the ability to perform parts declines to the point where the sum of parts starts to fragment. Players with all their attention on executing their part feel disoriented and overwhelmed, leading to fundamental mistakes that are uncharacteristic of their usual performance. The team becomes less than the sum of its parts at the very moment they need to become more than the sum of its 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 ever more will divert players' attention back to perfecting the execution of fixed parts in a fixed sum of parts. They will lose their ability for Gestalt.
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Spectrum basketball 7 year old+ - Parents can play
Wed 01 May
|St Albans
Enjoy the freedom of playing - thinking - outside the box - by playing basketball
Time & Location
01 May 2024, 17:00 – 18:00
St Albans, Hatfield Rd, St Albans AL1 3RQ, UK
Guests
About the event
Enjoy the freedom of playing - thinking - outside the box - by playing basketball. Thinking inside the box - we achieve what we can reach. Thinking outside the box we attain performance beyond our reach. We find other ways we can’t yet see. That once seen we wonder why we didn’t see it before. A Wow moment.
For the broadest spectrum of athletic abilities - to experience the freedom of thinking outside the box - by playing basketball
7 to 14ish years
Parents can play
5 to 6pm
Wednesdays
SkillsofWow.org is the governing body for those who coach the skills of Wow.