Beyond competition: looking at basketball as a way to instill a culture of leadership and teamwork among student players

This investigation sought to study how basketball, as a team sport, would instill mastery of practicing a certain level of teamwork and leadership skills, as well as its relationship to certain socio-academic variables, and to implement changes in university training programs that can respond to the demands of today's society. It recruited 109 respondents to answer a specially designed survey questionnaire to find out the foregoing. Based on the results of said survey, this investigation concludes that basketballis one of the most effective means of establishing leadership and teamwork among student players, particularly when it comes to academic growth. It has also become a key source of growth among pupils, particularly in permanently infusing such principles in their playing and daily lives. Furthermore, such engagement has boosted students' talents in areas other than academics, such as social and emotional attributes, as well as cultural features.