Junior Varsity Basketball Team Case Study

My Junior Varsity Basketball team, such as the Holy Comforter Crusaders have a team goal to qualify for the end of the season Playoffs. The age group of the boys ranges from age 10-13, and is a middle school basketball team. The basketball program has never qualified for the playoffs since the emergence of the program. Based on my evaluation, in order for my team to reach their goal, they must adhere to the following principles of team goal setting such as, establish the long term goal; establish a clear path for the long term goal, and monitor the progress toward the team goal. However, in consideration of the principles of goal setting upon my team, I simply follow all the guidelines as coach when setting goals for my athletes. Nonetheless, based on the idea that my team is very young with very little experience, I have determined strategies for the following barriers for most of my athletes:
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Internally, my team lacks the time to train properly, simply because we are a private school, whereby the basketball program is funded with many restrictions. With that being said, we only get to practice 4 days a week from 1:00pm-4:00pm. Therefore, we must be given more time to practice such as an extra day.
2. The result of the team’s internally lacking may have formed psychological barriers upon the team by asserting the lack of confidence amongst the athletes, negative attitudes, and lack of commitment. Personally, I must motivate the team by individually modifying personal goals amongst every athlete and their ability to attain them.
3. As their middle school coach, I have also recognized motivational barriers for my athletes’ goal attainment, such as the lack of effort upon my team after a horrible loss to a great team, or simply giving up too early in the game. In order to construct these barriers, I must provide feedback to every athlete that emotionally reacts through the particular