Basketball Observation Paper

Within this paper, I recall and expand on my experience at the recreation center, where I observed the individuals who came to play basketball. The observations are primarily of the interactions occurring at the basketball court, but I touch on the weather and reasons for walking to the location as well. As an extremely antisocial person, it took me awhile to finally go, but I was willing to give it a shot.It was a saturday with fair skys and a nice breeze. I decided to walk to the recreation center, as it was a glorious day and not to far away. Also, I did not want to sway the opinion of me based on the car I drove. On the way there, I caught myself wondering what it would be like and how I would be treated. I did not usually go out, let alone …show more content…
I therefore did not set out until around 1 p.m, I figured after lunch would be the best time in order to see as many people as possible. I arrived about 15 minutes later, with a slight sweat. I noticed immediately the amount of people on the court. I remembered seeing a couple people out before on drives by, but only enough for a small pickup game. This time however, it seemed there were more than enough people for a decent game of basketball. Once I got there, I counted twelve people all of whom were black and male. I stuck around the outskirts of the court, but close enough to hear what was going on. I noticed that there were two particularly good players among the group. I can only assume the age range to be around high school on up to college. I noticed most of the players had some variation of the same basketball shoe on. Most wore regular t-shirts with longer shorts and high socks. I sat alone while I observed until I was asked if I wanted to join in order to make even teams. I was a bit surprised since I had made no indication of playing. In order not to upset the playing time of others, I accepted the offer. The game was tough, it was full of fast pace and talented