NBA Day
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Why deliver NBA Day?
- Understand that when they are guided by the right values, they can achieve more.
- Build a Positive Mental Attitude that’s optimistic, resilient and focused around a growth mindset.
- Develop basketball skills and reflect on the personal qualities and employability skills built through sport.
- Apply these ideas as they take part in an NBA Careers and Innovation Challenge that explores a wide range of careers and develops creativity, numeracy, communication, teamwork and organisation skills.
Activities
NBA Day includes the following activities to engage, energise and develop your students skills. Each one has a range of flexible delivery options and all student files are editable to suit your needs.
Assembly, 15–20 mins
- Sets the scene for NBA Day including an introductory video to inspire students.
- Explores how the NBA’s Values shape its commercial success and positive cultural impact.
- Introduces the three main activities of the NBA Day (these sessions can also be used as stand-alone lessons).
- Inspires students to aim for a positive life in which they do and achieve more.
- Each activity below works as a stand-alone session or sessions.
Positive Mental Attitude and Meditation
Sessions 2x 15 – 30 minutes
- Explores the principles and daily habits that help to build a Positive Mental Attitude.
- Helps students to identify specific actions to build their own Positive Mental Attitude.
- Introduces students to mindfulness through a simple, 10-minute guided meditation.
Get in the Zone Basketball Workshop
PE Double Lesson, 90 mins
- Helps students to understand how sports can develop personal qualities and skills.
- Develops basketball skills, teamwork, communication, respect and more.
- Combines an accessible range of basketball skills with a fun team competition.
Careers and Innovation Challenge
135 mins or split across two sessions
- Helps students to reflect on their employability skills and discover inspiring careers that might be a good match.
- Develops students’ skills as they work in teams to develop an innovative new clothing range, fan event or coaching/fitness app.
- Guides students as they generate, assess, develop and present their ideas.
Contact Us
If you have any feedback about these resources or would like to learn more about how the NBA can support your school then please reach out to jbriars@nba.com. We’d love to hear from you!