I had basketball practice yesterday like I do once every week since June and I think that may have been my last. Actually for the past couple practices, I've been less and less motivated to go. I thought maybe I didn't like basketball anymore, but yesterday I realized clearly that a select few on the team have made it less fun. I play basketball because I like the sport, its great cardio, but mostly so I can have fun with others who have the same passion as me. The select few on the team have been getting more serious which is fine by me, but over and over I hear them criticizing others even though they make the same mistakes themselves. Last night, I found myself getting criticized non-stop. I owned up to some of my turnovers and changed my play accordingly, but this one dude made it a huge deal and he actually made a lot more turnovers than I did. I'm a big believer of the term "practice what you preach" so this double standard I was given really bothered me. Its sad, because I really do like everyone on the team, and I get along with most of the players there, but if it isn't fun, then I don't think it is worth continuing. If I do ultimately quit, I don't know if I would want to find another team to join. This is the second Japanese team I've played with and both times, this type of situation situation has happened.
Luckily, I did find a couple of courts in my area, I think I may just shoot around whenever I feel the need to ball and hope to play some pickup games there instead.
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