The activity that I desired to participate in was basketball. Basketball is a very energizing sport that can be played both indoors and outdoors against two opposing teams (Podmenik, Leskošek & Erčulj, 2012). The purpose of this sport is to shoot the basketball into the opposing team’s net without letting the other team “steal” the ball (Podmenik et al., 2012). Basketball is a sport that not only increases ones physical fitness, but also demonstrates how to be a team player and build a positive intellectual winning mindset (Podmenik et al., 2012). I played a one-hour game of basketball with my best friends, Pooja and Sakshi. I did end up winning the game by a score of 25-20 in a very competitive, yet highly satisfying and determined game (See Appendix A).
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Throughout the game, I was completely focused and immersed in playing the game that when the game come to an end, I felt like the game only just begun. For that moment, I forgot that I was a student and in the middle of various academic and personal stresses, and I was able to entirely focus my attention on the game and be “in the zone.” I believe the reason for my flow experience was due to the skills that I gained from years of participating in this sport. These skills were developed over a number of years of training, which I highly enjoyed. During the activity, I experienced an intense concentration against the opposing team, as their level of skills were similar to mine. Therefore, this ensured that I was appropriately challenged without being “bored” or “anxious” (Csikzentmihalyi, 2004). In addition, I had the freedom of choice and I felt intrinsically motivated throughout the game. There were no external factors that forced me into playing the game and I enjoyed every minute of it. Basketball is a game that I find very pleasurable and by playing this game with a group of good friend, it was definitely a reward in
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Throughout the game, I was completely focused and immersed in playing the game that when the game come to an end, I felt like the game only just begun. For that moment, I forgot that I was a student and in the middle of various academic and personal stresses, and I was able to entirely focus my attention on the game and be “in the zone.” I believe the reason for my flow experience was due to the skills that I gained from years of participating in this sport. These skills were developed over a number of years of training, which I highly enjoyed. During the activity, I experienced an intense concentration against the opposing team, as their level of skills were similar to mine. Therefore, this ensured that I was appropriately challenged without being “bored” or “anxious” (Csikzentmihalyi, 2004). In addition, I had the freedom of choice and I felt intrinsically motivated throughout the game. There were no external factors that forced me into playing the game and I enjoyed every minute of it. Basketball is a game that I find very pleasurable and by playing this game with a group of good friend, it was definitely a reward in