Cons Of Playing Basketball

There are a lot of pros and cons to the game of basketball. A lot of kids when they are young want to be a professional athlete. They see all the fame they get and all the money they get from it. But they don’t know the negatives of all the publicity. A few cons about being famous are you can’t do very many normal people things like going and playing basketball at courts. Without having someone taking a picture of you. The three main pros and a con of basketball I will be talking about are developing concentration and self-discipline, strength training, and coordination and balance.
Basketball helps develop concentration and self-discipline. Basketball has rules you have to follow, but if you break them it could result in a foul for you and your team. And when you foul a lot your coach will more than likely take you out; the reason they do that is you are affecting the team in a negative way. While shooting you have to concentrate or you will more than likely not
Basketball is a full-body workout. It keeps you in good shape and it is a good workout to lose weight. You burn anywhere between 630-750 calories and hour. (Department) While a 250 pound man will burn 900 calories an hour. (Health) This physically intensive contact sport, basketball players are highly reliant on body positioning to get the easiest shot. Playing good defensive basketball can develop your deltoids, traps, neck, lower back and core muscles. Strong legs are good for shooting and running. The finer movements such as dribbling and shooting are good for strengthening your arms, wrist flexors and hand muscles. If you lift in the off season for basketball it will help you a lot with injuries and it will also make it easier for you to get rebounds, score, and get back of defense. Strength training is a major part of basketball because to get the best positioning to get the easiest shot to make you must be physical, and it is easier the stronger you