During the summer months when pickup basketball dominated the playgrounds, I would play almost every night because the level of competition was top notch. The collegiate players were all back from college and I being a high school player wanted to play against players who were better than me. In doing so, I learned my weaknesses as a player.
The Effects of a Lack of Playground Basketball (Part 2)
The Effects of a Lack of Playground Basketball
When I was in college and in high school I spent a significant amount of time playing pick-up basketball at different parks or gyms in my area. I could not get enough basketball in and if the games at one park were no longer any good or if people just stopped playing there, I would find a new park or gym to play at. It was like a religion where guys would come to the parks in droves to play each and every day and sometimes the wait would be about five games deep (anywhere between 30 and 40 players).
