BASKETBALL SURVEY RESULTS
Girls and Boys “House” League
4th-8th Grades
By Peter Barston
GIRLS – MY REASONS FOR PLAYING BASKETBALL
RANKED BY ORDER OF IMPORTANCE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
TO HAVE FUN
TO IMPROVE MY SKILLS AND LEARN TO PLAY BASKETBALL THE RIGHT WAY
TO STAY IN SHAPE AND GET EXERCISE
TO MAKE FRIENDS
FOR THE EXCITEMENT AND CHALLENGE OF COMPETITION
TO BE A PART OF A TEAM AND LEARN TEAMWORK
TO INCREASE MY SELF-CONFIDENCE
TO GET TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF COMPETITION, SUCH AS HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
TO WIN
BECAUSE MY PARENTS ASKED ME TO PLAY
TO EARN A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
Note: These results are for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades combined. 175 girls total.
GIRLS – MY REASONS FOR PLAYING BASKETBALL
Average Number of Points per Survey
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
SHAPE
SKILLS
FUN
TEAM
HIGHER SCHOLAR CONF
WIN
Reasons for Playing Basketball
FRIENDS COMP PARENTS
BOYS – MY REASONS FOR PLAYING BASKETBALL
RANKED BY ORDER OF IMPORTANCE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
TO HAVE FUN
TO IMPROVE MY SKILLS AND LEARN TO PLAY BASKETBALL THE RIGHT WAY
TO STAY IN SHAPE AND GET EXERCISE
FOR THE EXCITEMENT AND CHALLENGE OF COMPETITION
TO BE PART OF A TEAM AND LEARN TEAMWORK
TO MAKE FRIENDS
TO GET TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF COMPETITION, SUCH AS HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
TO WIN
TO EARN A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
TO INCREASE MY SELF-CONFIDENCE
BECAUSE MY PARENTS ASKED ME TO PLAY
Note: these results are for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades combined. 295 boys total.
BOYS – MY REASONS FOR PLAYING BASKETBALL
Average Number of Points per Survey
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
SHAPE
SKILLS
FUN
TEAM
HIGHER SCHOLAR
CONF
WIN
Reasons for Playing Basketball
FRIENDS
COMP
PARENTS
COMPARISON – GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL SURVEYS
Average Number of Points per Survey
30
25
GIRLS
BOYS
20
15
10
5
0
SHAPE
SKILLS
FUN
TEAM
HIGHER
SCHOLAR
CONF
WIN
Reasons for Playing Basketball
FRIENDS
COMP
PARENTS
SOME SURVEY OBSERVATIONS
% OF PLAYERS GIVING ANY SURVEY POINTS TO:
BOYS
TO HAVE FUN
95%
TO IMPROVE MY BASKETBALL SKILLS
83%
TO STAY IN SHAPE AND GET EXERCISE
79%
FOR THE EXCITEMENT OF COMPETITION
70%
TO BE A PART OF A TEAM/TEAMWORK
70%
TO MAKE FRIENDS
66%
TO WIN
50%
BECAUSE MY PARENTS ASKED ME TO PLAY 15%
470 players surveyed (175 girls and 295 boys, 4th-8th grades).
GIRLS
98%
85%
85%
79%
82%
85%
42%
17%