Aussie basketballers with kids of their own will remember the days of the school mini hoop. In prep, grade one and two, the mini ring was the place where our love for basketball started, especially as it was that much easier to play with this ring before moving onto the bigger court on the other side of school!
Therefore, it’s only natural that kids prefer the smaller option to develop their love for the game and some essential skills along the way. Here, we are going to discuss why smaller rings are perfect for youngsters before they move onto the higher, professional-sized hoops:
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They make playing funner
And anything that makes a sport more enjoyable is perfect for helping kids stick with it. After all, the last thing kids want is to be thrown into a professional training environment when they should be discovering an initial love for the game.
Therefore, the kids basketball hoop is perfect for helping with exactly that. After all, your youngster will find it much easier to shoot and score with a mini ring, and the reward of scoring and winning out against the competition is part of the reason we develop a love for sport in the first place.
Mini rings come in heights that are much smaller than those found in professional settings and therefore make it easy for young ballers to score and, consequently, enjoy playing much, much more!
They can develop imperative skills
It can be quite discouraging for youngsters trying to develop new skills like shooting on rings that are simply too high for them. They might have a hard time shooting to the ring’s height and this could put them off playing this awesome sport.
The mini ring, conversely, is designed to help young ballers develop their skills in a much easier and relaxed fashion. They will have far less trouble reaching the net with their shot as they may not quite have the arm strength to push the ball towards the higher ring.
As such, it will help them develop a greater feel for the ball in their hands. Naturally, we’re not saying they need to develop an NBA-level shooting technique at five years old, but they will enjoy playing more if they can score more easily and this will help them develop further skills in the future.
Having a hoop is a social thing
Having a mini ring at home provides the perfect opportunity for your young baller to have other kids around to play this legendary sport. Naturally, the sport is incredibly popular with Aussie youngsters, with hundreds of thousands of juniors across the country playing the sport for a club or even just at school lunch times.
As such, having a mini ring at home is a great way for your little one to socialise with other players who love nothing more than a game of driveway ball. If you ever did the same then you will remember that the competition was always fun and highly exhilarating.
So, the mini ring is one of the best ways to introduce your youngster to the great game of basketball. It will hopefully help them develop a love for the sport whilst developing imperative skills and providing a social place to play at home.
The days of the mini ring are some of the best for Aussie junior sport and they continue to bring fun and entertainment to young ballers across the country!