crossover basketball association
Solihull
Regd. Charity No. 1190741 xoball exists to promote amateur basketball as a means
to meeting the needs of individuals, enhancing their lives using education and
physical training to consequently improve the communities that they live in. It
was seen that basketball could do this for a number of reasons; these are
illustrated in an All Party Parliamentary Group report into basketball in 2014,
which states that “…there is no more efficient sporting vehicle than basketball
to improve outcomes for individuals and communities…”. (link) xoball realises
that building competitive basketball teams, and consequently trying to win
games, is something that will encourage some of the new joiners to remain in the
sport, and provide part of the base on which we grow the game, wherever we
operate. However, xoball recognises that today’s society is increasingly
complex. People’s liberties and development can be compromised by anxiety,
isolation or the sheer amount of choices available to them. These can often be
exacerbated by pressures such as social media, or the time and financial
limitations on those who traditionally provided guidance. Coordinated,
sustainable group activities are an effective tool to help individuals to cope
with the demands of modern life. Therefore: continued participation will always
take priority over winning matches. xoball takes pride in it’s values. The
association will remain: transparent – make details of our activities available
to our members, wherever it is not unreasonable to do so; dynamic – change our
processes and structure if it will proportionately benefit the purposes of the
association; outward looking – be highly hospitable to all those involved in the
sport, and further our objectives by actively developing opportunities that
become apparent, wherever and whenever that may be.
