In this semester, I have been apart of the Specialised Basketball course and have learnt a lot over this period. I have become a better basketball player as I have improved my skills and knowledge of the game. I have participated in new drills and completed my physicality aspect that has made me stronger not only for basketball but also other sports.

Offence

Throughout this semester, I’ve completed a lot of drills and received coaching that has resulted me in improving my offensive abilities. These new skills have allowed me to move the defender and get past them more often so I can shoot easier shots. I regularly put this into action when playing 2v2 where I was able to space my teammate away from me and then go 1 on 1 against my defender and score easy layups. I have also improved my shooting after practising a lot and perfecting my form. This means I try to have everything in line and straight to the basket with a fluent action and a flick of the wrist at the end.

Defence

I’ve also learnt a lot about how to play defence properly so I can prevent my opponent from scoring and make it really difficult for them. I now know that the best way to defend is sliding at the start but as soon as they get past, you have to turn and run to a point where you can cut them off and force them in another direction. We completed a few drills that helped us improve this and I found the best way to get better was to put it into action in real gameplay.

Strengths and Weaknesses

I believe that my strengths are my playmaking and leadership where I can organise my team and pass the ball around to get the best shot possible. I also think that I’m quite a good defender so I can defend most players especially the opposing teams main ball handler.

I also have areas that I can keep working on including my shooting and ability to get past taller and bigger defenders that are able to stay in front of me. I also want to keep improving my on ball defending and I’m going to do this by trying to defend the best player on the opposition anytime that I play a game.

All in all, this semester was a great chance for me to have fun with my friends playing basketball whilst also learning how to get better. The video footage allowed me to identify my weaknesses so I could improve them and implement that at our next session.