The International Sports Day, 25 May, is an occasion for a worldwide wealth of events appreciating and celebrating the magic of sport. This year, Savremena’s contribution was a basketball tournament, whose finals marked an encounter between students and teachers.

As you have likely guessed, the winner on this quite exciting day was – sport itself.

PE classes are often based on ball games. Besides football, basketball is surely one of Savremena’s students’ favourite activities. This is not limited to PE lessons – they often play a quick game or take turns trying their hand at three-point shots as a free activity of their choice.

STUDENT AND TEACHER DREAM TEAMS

Bearing in mind the popularity of this sport at Savremena, we chose the International Sports Day to hold a competition for older students. The day was ideal for sport – a lot of sunshine and good vibrations brimming all around.

According to the unusual concept of the competition, the students formed a “dream team” that would face a team of their teachers’ own dreams. As the students themselves are quite good at figuring out the best of the best among their own ranks, the result was a really powerful team of older students.

The game was quite dynamic and fun. Points were sparking on both sides of the court. At one point, the students had the lead; right after that, the teachers – admittedly a bit taller on the average – returned the “favour” with a series of nice shots.

Things were undecided until the very end. Finally, however, a series of points ensured the crucial advantage for the elders. The teachers managed to win this entirely fair game, without anybody doing anybody any favours. But nobody felt a sense of loss.

Who else can win at the celebration of sport itself but the sporting spirit, harmony and friendship – in a word, sport itself?

BASKETBALL – GAME THAT NEVER FAILS TO BOOST THE MOOD AND STRENGTHEN THE SPIRIT

As a dynamic sport, with a lot of points and fast play, basketball presents a bit of a challenge to any child. The time spent in the hall or at the outside court playing this sport is always well spent. Basketball training is known to comprise only activities that positively affect the individual’s physical, intellectual and emotional well-being.