Goals in a Basket

1. Goals in a Basket Sam Webber Lisa Nielsen Travis Letwin

2. Overview – Goals in a Basket • This game takes place with at least two teams • Each team can have between 3-10 players • The idea of the game is throw tennis balls and make them land is designated baskets • Each player / team has to predict how many balls they will be able to throw in the basket from a distance designated by them

3. Points • Points are awarded on the basis of: • Made baskets & Distance thrown (increments of 1 m with a min distance of 1 m) • Point deductions: • Points are deducted when the amount of actual made baskets is less than the projected made baskets • E.g.. Lisa says she will make all 3 balls, but only makes 2. This means that the deduction is equal to: )predicted – actual) • In this case it would be (3-2) = 1 – There is 1 point deducted from her score • It is also possible to limit your points by underestimating the made baskets • If you successfully make more baskets than predicted, points can only be awarded for the predicted baskets • Predicted baskets – 5, Made baskets – 7 : only 5 points are awarded

4. 3 Rounds • Round 1: • Each player chooses goals individually: This includes made baskets & applied distance • Round 2: • This round teams choose a team leader, set goals and strategize how to maximize team potential • Round 3: • This round mainly focuses on readjusting team strategy, but is played just like round 2.

5. Final Scoring • Final scores are tallied and the winner is the team with the highest score. • Though there is a team who will likely win, the interesting part of this exercise comes when analyzing how each team handled themselves on an individual level, as well as a team • Please take note of how each team utilizes strengths and weaknesses and the overall dynamics of the team

6. Meaning of the Game • The basic reasoning behind this game is to analyze how teams work together, set goals, and asses strengths and weaknesses and finally achieve those goals.

7. Game Strategy • Game strategy will likely varied based on team. • Being able to maximize the distance thrown and made baskets is the obvious one • It is also important to know the potential of the team • Over estimating abilities will cause major deductions • Underestimating means the team missed out on potential points

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9. Competing Cultures • Japan • USA

10. Japan Japanese Culture: • Japan and many of its observers have avoided the confusion and contention associated with diversity. • Believed that sport could serve as a social bond and often considered sport important in resolving social problems and conflicts disrupting their communities. • Sports such as basketball helped maintain a sense of community among Japanese. • Have to struggle against the stereotype of them as physically, intellectually and emotionally passive. • Uncertainty avoidance

11. Japan Cont Japanese Characteristics • Communitarianism: People regard themselves as part of a group • Particularism: Beliefs that circumstances dictate how ideas and practices should be applied and sometimes cannot be done the same everywhere. • Neutral relationship: Culture in which emotions are held in check. • Ascription: Culture in which status is attributed based on who or what a person is

12. United States of America • Summarizing some of the stereotypical virtues, values and ideals of the US in general: • Individuals can influence their future • Hard work is seen as a crucial part to an individual’s framework necessary to become successful • Continual professionalism is often stressed • Individuals are expendable (In a sense that there is always job or another individual to perform that job) • The belief in “Safety at Home” • Adhere to a predetermined set of founding rights and freedoms

13. USA Cont. The Influences of American Culture on Business • -US Culture promotes Individualism (providing increased potential opportunity to those who are motivated) ex. Dot Com boom, Oil/Gas exploration • -Short term orientation (often just concerned with transactional business, unless there is potential to establish a significantly beneficial relationship) • -Specific(very direct and time conscientious with business) • -Achievement orientated(Often look to acquire status and the ability to have influence based on prior or current achievements)

14. USA Cont From a Canadian Business Standpoint • -A little faster-paced than Canadian Business • -Definitely more individualistic with less emphasis on relationships based compared to Canadian Business • -More emphasis on achievement (ex.“American Dream”) • - Greater disparity in the US (ex. 1% of the Americans own about half the world)(ex. 1 out of every 100 Americans is in jail and amazingly 25% of the worlds prisoners are in America)

15. Conclusion • By looking at how both of these different cultures chose to strategize through this game we can see that: • The Japanese culture would most likely chose the conservative approach while being more rational in their decisions • The American culture would most likely be more adventurous and risk oriented.