The purpose of this report is to provide information on a dunking basketball team Leteči medvedki, which I am a member of and it represents Gimnazija Jesenice at various events. It is led by our P.E teacher Boštja Modrijan and it is one of my favourite extra-curricular activities. The main emphasis is placed on the description of the team, our practices, amazing atmosphere and my personal opinion.
The team Our team currently consists of ten students, two are females, others are male. Moste of them are in the third year of Jesenice Grammar school, others are younger. It was my choice of extra-curricular activities offered at school, because I like the feeling of adrenalin.
Practices The team practises once a week and we train for two school hours. We practise by jumping from a trampoline and dunking the ball. While you are in the air you can do tricks like flips and spins. It is not necessary to dunk. You can also pass the ball to your teammate, who jumps behind you. This way we form a line of participants, which run towards the trampoline one by one, pass the ball one to another while doing tricks and the last person dunks the ball.
The atmosphere
While practising you need to get in the zone. The atmosphere is intense and at the same time almost relaxing. The air is full of energy, everyone is cheering you on and when you start running it feels like the time slows down. Then you do your trick and everyone is happy with you and for you.
Conclusion All in all, it feels great to be a part of a team, where you can be yourself, have fun and feel welcome. I have not experienced the feeling of performing in front of a crowd, but it must feel awesome. I would highly recommend to watch some videos or even join the team.
Lenart Resman