I switched jobs and homes in the past 24 hours. I am now living with Andy at my relatives' place. Meanwhile, they have made me, of all people, a basketball coach. Now, if you do not know already, Indians, compared to all other peoples of the world, are absolutely atrocious at basketball. So bad, in fact, that me, Karan Pandya, can be of good use to them.
A large reason why Indians are so poor at basketball is because of the lack of facilities. The Balbhavan Society, which is where I work, has facilities which many college universities do not have. Even so, they have just one basketball court. In addition to five tennis courts, there are a number of badminton courts, table tennis tables, and cricket grounds. But there is just one basketball court, and just one basketball coach. Basketball is taught 4.5 hours a day, in four different sessions. Each session has from 20 to 35 people. One basketball court is not large enough an area for 30 people to have a legitimate practice, and thus their skill and basketball capabilities show.
A MONKEY JUST POSTED UP LIKE 5 FEET AWAY FROM ME
Another potential reason for Indians being bad at basketball is their lack of stamina. I had them run one suicide to start practice last night a good portion of them were walking back tired towards the end, or not bending down to touch each line. When playing a full court game, I've noticed that even the elder players (16-18 years in age) are not playing defense and instead standing around mid court waiting for a long outlet pass from their teammate.
For my first day as a basketball coach, I ran some simple passing drills, and then had them play Knock-Out, a game they had never heard of but loved. Afterwards, each session divided up into teams of five, and played one another for about 10 minutes.
Two monkeys hopped the fence in the middle of one of the games, and posted up at mid court, turning their heads from side to side watching as the players were cracking up at what they saw. Better yet, three security guards with sticks had to run at them to force them to finally leave the court.
A large reason why Indians are so poor at basketball is because of the lack of facilities. The Balbhavan Society, which is where I work, has facilities which many college universities do not have. Even so, they have just one basketball court. In addition to five tennis courts, there are a number of badminton courts, table tennis tables, and cricket grounds. But there is just one basketball court, and just one basketball coach. Basketball is taught 4.5 hours a day, in four different sessions. Each session has from 20 to 35 people. One basketball court is not large enough an area for 30 people to have a legitimate practice, and thus their skill and basketball capabilities show.
A MONKEY JUST POSTED UP LIKE 5 FEET AWAY FROM ME
Another potential reason for Indians being bad at basketball is their lack of stamina. I had them run one suicide to start practice last night a good portion of them were walking back tired towards the end, or not bending down to touch each line. When playing a full court game, I've noticed that even the elder players (16-18 years in age) are not playing defense and instead standing around mid court waiting for a long outlet pass from their teammate.
For my first day as a basketball coach, I ran some simple passing drills, and then had them play Knock-Out, a game they had never heard of but loved. Afterwards, each session divided up into teams of five, and played one another for about 10 minutes.
Two monkeys hopped the fence in the middle of one of the games, and posted up at mid court, turning their heads from side to side watching as the players were cracking up at what they saw. Better yet, three security guards with sticks had to run at them to force them to finally leave the court.
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