http://www.sitisolidali.it/siti/baskin/
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BASKIN, which means Inclusive Basket-ball, is a new sport, born in 2002 in Cremona (North Italy), with great attention to the human diversity in terms of physical and mental abilities. Introducing a radically new pedagogical structure of sport, more people-centred, baskin has managed to put into practice the “inclusion” principle: it is no longer the person who should adapt to an already built sport, but it is the sport which is built to be adapted to the diversity of persons. So let us understand better now what is really Baskin and why this innovative model of sport can be even called a “concrete utopia“!
Baskin successfully meets the challenge of extending participation to almost everybody, since the only motor skill required for the game is shooting a ball in a basket. Indeed, the triple merit of baskin is to allow a single team to include: boys AND girls (this is not always obvious in sport), persons with AND without disability (this is still much less frequent), people with physical AND with mental disability (this is quite extraordinary).
The players of a baskin team have different “roles” and thanks to this differentiation of roles baskin makes this inclusiveness possible, by enabling anyone to bring a decisive contribution to the game. Thus, the success of the team really depends on everybody.
Without entering here into a detailed description of the ten rules that govern the game, we can identify four main kinds of adaptation that characterize the methodology of baskin:
Moreover, let us emphasize the fact that the active participation of all players does not require a charitable spirit. Indeed, the structure of baskin is not governed by an artificial goodwill for disabled people. In the game, nobody plays as a “volunteer”. The differentiation of roles noted above qualitatively modulates the responsibility of all players according to their abilities, in order to give to each player a real sporting challenge meeting his or her abilities.
SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT!!!
So… welcome to the baskin exibition in Rho on 25th April (14,30)…!
PLAY IT TO ENJOY IT!!!
So… think about bringing baskin back in your country after the Tournament…!
Baskin successfully meets the challenge of extending participation to almost everybody, since the only motor skill required for the game is shooting a ball in a basket. Indeed, the triple merit of baskin is to allow a single team to include: boys AND girls (this is not always obvious in sport), persons with AND without disability (this is still much less frequent), people with physical AND with mental disability (this is quite extraordinary).
The players of a baskin team have different “roles” and thanks to this differentiation of roles baskin makes this inclusiveness possible, by enabling anyone to bring a decisive contribution to the game. Thus, the success of the team really depends on everybody.
Without entering here into a detailed description of the ten rules that govern the game, we can identify four main kinds of adaptation that characterize the methodology of baskin:
- Material adaptation:
- use of more baskets: two normal and two lower on the sides;
- possibility of replacing the normal-size ball with another one with different size / weight
- Space adaptation:
- protected areas designed to ensure stability and security in the shot in the side baskets;
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Rules adaptation:
- each player has a role defined by his or her motor skills
- these roles are numbered from 1 to 5 and have their own rules
- defending is allowed only between players who have the same role; each player has therefore a direct opponent of the same level
- Communication adaptation:
- assignment of a mentor, a team player which can accompany more or less directly the actions of a fellow disabled
Moreover, let us emphasize the fact that the active participation of all players does not require a charitable spirit. Indeed, the structure of baskin is not governed by an artificial goodwill for disabled people. In the game, nobody plays as a “volunteer”. The differentiation of roles noted above qualitatively modulates the responsibility of all players according to their abilities, in order to give to each player a real sporting challenge meeting his or her abilities.
SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT!!!
So… welcome to the baskin exibition in Rho on 25th April (14,30)…!
PLAY IT TO ENJOY IT!!!
So… think about bringing baskin back in your country after the Tournament…!