Inspiration Originally I set out to make some sort of online game. Then I realized that kids already spend too much time with their faces buried in iPads and iPhones. I decided that I wanted to create something that encouraged some sort of physical activity. The goal is to find something that can cut down on childhood obesity, an epidemic in The United States of America. As I was folding laundry and watching basketball the idea hit me, dirty clothes basketball. The idea is very simple, put a basketball hoop on a clothes hamper. The hope being if kids start “shooting” their dirty clothes, that basketball fundamental will carry over outside and encourage kids to play basketball rather than sitting inside on an iPad. In the process of encouraging
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There were three factors that played a role in motivating a child to do sports, ones judgment about their ability, social support about playing the sport, enjoyment of the sports and (Weiss 2000). If these three factors all have successful outcomes then the children are in a very motivation enjoinment with a chance to thrive being physically active. Having an ability in whatever activity you are doing is key, more ability makes you better at something and in return enjoy doing it more (Weiss 2000). More ability can also lead to more interest and enjoyment which would also be more motivation to being physically active (Weiss 2000). There was a strong link between having strong support (From parent’s sibling’s friends etc) and kids that showed higher motivation to be physically active (Weiss …show more content…
The hoop itself really is not much, but I really do not think that it needs to be anything more, nothing more nothing less. Some kids just do not like basketball so that was one problem that I think this hoop could encounter. But one could easily change this to football by putting a recover with a hole as his hands then the child could be a quarterback or the laundry basket could be a goal and it could be a soccer theme. The sport itself really is irrelevant when it comes to this idea. Any sport will teach a child motor skills and as long as they are putting their dirty clothes away, operant conditioning. Really that is what is important, that the child is learning and developing into a healthy human
There were three factors that played a role in motivating a child to do sports, ones judgment about their ability, social support about playing the sport, enjoyment of the sports and (Weiss 2000). If these three factors all have successful outcomes then the children are in a very motivation enjoinment with a chance to thrive being physically active. Having an ability in whatever activity you are doing is key, more ability makes you better at something and in return enjoy doing it more (Weiss 2000). More ability can also lead to more interest and enjoyment which would also be more motivation to being physically active (Weiss 2000). There was a strong link between having strong support (From parent’s sibling’s friends etc) and kids that showed higher motivation to be physically active (Weiss …show more content…
The hoop itself really is not much, but I really do not think that it needs to be anything more, nothing more nothing less. Some kids just do not like basketball so that was one problem that I think this hoop could encounter. But one could easily change this to football by putting a recover with a hole as his hands then the child could be a quarterback or the laundry basket could be a goal and it could be a soccer theme. The sport itself really is irrelevant when it comes to this idea. Any sport will teach a child motor skills and as long as they are putting their dirty clothes away, operant conditioning. Really that is what is important, that the child is learning and developing into a healthy human