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Socio-Cultural Influences in Basketball

Year 13 Health and Physical Education | Lesson 5 of 7

Basketball and diverse players illustration

🎯 WALT & Success Criteria

We Are Learning To: Examine socio-cultural factors influencing basketball participation in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Success Criteria — I can:

✅ Identify key socio-cultural factors that affect basketball participation in New Zealand

✅ Analyse how cultural backgrounds shape basketball skills and interest

✅ Discuss diverse case study experiences and connect them to my own observations

📚 Part 1: Knowledge Check

Choose the best answer for each question.

1. Which of the following are examples of socio-cultural factors that can influence basketball participation? (Select ALL that apply)

Ethnicity and cultural identity

Shoe size

Socioeconomic status and access to facilities

Gender roles and expectations

Family and community support

The colour of a basketball

2. In New Zealand, which communities have historically shown strong participation and cultural connection to basketball?

Māori and Pacific peoples

Only urban Pākehā communities

Only immigrant communities

Rural farming communities exclusively

3. A student in a rural New Zealand town wants to play basketball but the nearest court is 45 kilometres away and there is no transport. Which socio-cultural factor does this best illustrate?

Gender inequality

Lack of personal motivation

Socioeconomic and geographic access barriers

Cultural identity conflict

✏️ Part 2: Case Study Analysis

Read the case study your group has been given, then answer the questions below. Use specific details from the case study in your responses.

4. Briefly summarise your group's case study. Who is the player/person, and what is their background? (2–3 sentences)
5. Identify two socio-cultural factors from the case study that influenced this person's basketball journey. Explain how each factor had an impact.

Factor 1: _________________________

Factor 2: _________________________

6. How did the person's cultural background or community either support or create barriers to their basketball participation? Use evidence from the case study.
7. Reflection: Can you connect any part of this case study to your own experience, or someone you know? How have socio-cultural factors shaped your own involvement (or non-involvement) in sport?

Sentence starter: "This case study connects to my experience because..."

8. After your group discussion and class sharing, what was one thing that surprised you about how socio-cultural factors influence basketball in New Zealand?

Exit Slip — complete this before leaving today's lesson.

🚀 Part 3: Extension Activity

For advanced learners — this can be completed as homework and presented in Lesson 6.

9. Plan an Interview or Survey to investigate socio-cultural influences in basketball. You will interview or survey a basketball player, coach, or peer from a diverse background.

Who will you interview or survey? (name/role/background)

Write THREE interview or survey questions you will ask. Make sure they explore socio-cultural factors:

Q1:

Q2:

Q3:

What socio-cultural factor are you most curious to explore, and why?

✅ Self-Assessment

How well did you meet today's success criteria? Circle your response.

I can identify socio-cultural factors affecting basketball participation in New Zealand:

Not yet — I need more support

Getting there — I understand some of it

Got it — I can explain this confidently

I can analyse how cultural backgrounds shape basketball skills and interest:

Not yet — I need more support

Getting there — I understand some of it

Got it — I can explain this confidently

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