Community Action Service and Me: January 2012

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

SAISA Baskeball Day 1

Intense heartburn and sore leg muscles marks today as the first day of SAISA Basketball training. Today was a opportunity to see for ourselves our current position on fitness as a team an as individuals. 4 scheduled practices a week will prepare us for the upcoming SAISA tournament that is to be held at OSC. In today's practice, we focused on some basic fundamentals of basketball. Triple threat, dribbling, lay up's and jump shots were the few main aspects we focused on.

This gave me a opportunity to spot my weaknesses as a individual and also as a team. Overall, there are plenty of new faces that have signed up for this years boys basketball season. None of them I have ever talked with before. The fact that there were more new members to this years team from last years, I think caused a considerable lack of confidence for communication to happen in practice. Communication and collaboration are two main fundamentals that make basketball possible. In order for the the team and myself to improve, communication must take place at all times in practice and in game situations. It is also important that we support our team members in every step of the way until we reach our tournament. I will make a priority goal that I will improve my collaborative and communication skills throughout the season.

The Eight Criteria

• Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth

They are able to see themselves as individuals with various skills and abilities, some more developed than others, and understand that they can make choices about how they wish to move forward.

Undertaken new challenges

A new challenge may be an unfamiliar activity, or an extension to an existing one.

• Planned and initiated activities

Planning and initiation will often be in collaboration with others. It can be shown in activities that are part of larger projects, for example, ongoing school activities in the local community, as well as in small student led activities.

• Worked collaboratively with others

Collaboration can be shown in many different activities, such as team sports, playing music in a band, or helping in a kindergarten. At least one project, involving collaboration and the integration of at least two of creativity, action and service, is required.

• Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities

At a minimum, this implies attending regularly and accepting a share of the responsibility for dealing with problems that arise in the course of activities.

• Engaged with issues of global importance

Students may be involved in international projects but there are many global issues that can be acted upon locally or nationally (for example, environmental concerns, caring for the elderly).

• Considered the ethical implications of their actions

Ethical decisions arise in almost any CAS activity (for example, on the sports field, in musical composition, in relationships with others involved in service activities). Evidence of thinking about ethical issues can be shown in various ways, including journal entries and conversations with CAS advisers.

• Developed new skills

As with new challenges, new skills may be shown in activities that the student has not previously undertaken, or in increased expertise in an established area.