MY LEISURE TIME
There are a lot of activities that you can do in your leisure time. Some people are so tired of work that they prefer to use their free time just for resting and sleeping. Others spend their free time listening to music, playing computer games, reading novels, go on a picnic, take a trip, go to the nature and enjoy the fresh air, hang out with their friends, go partying, go shopping, visit their relatives, spend some time with their kids, watch TV, movies or cartoons, go to the theatre, surf the net, cook, do some gardening, etc. Some people like me choose sports to enjoy my free time. Among different kinds of sports, I love basketball.

Basketball involves both your mind and your body. It’s an extremely physical activity. In basketball you need both stamina and speed to be a successful player. It’s not that important if you’re not tall. Your strength is very important. Both feet and hands must be strong. You need to be wise in the game; if you know where to stand so that your rival has a weak chance of blocking you, you’ll more successfully get close to the basket to shoot and score. Sometimes, by being wise and finding the right place to stand and block the rival saves your team.

Basketball is a team work and this is what I like the most about the sport. You learn how to cooperate with other team mates. Sometimes, you need to sacrifice yourself by blocking the rival so that your team mate can find space to go to the basket and score. Passing the ball to team members makes the chance of winning higher and higher.
All in all, basketball is so enjoyable and fun especially when played in a group/team.

Contributed by: Adejare Adesokan
Class 5Blue