Increased Resilience

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 Before every basketball game from middle school to the NBA, the ref will always do this one thing before the game begins. He holds the ball with both hands, drops the ball, waits for it to bounce back up, and then catches it. Why? He wants to know how it bounces.

See, if the ball doesn’t bounce back up high enough, the players will have a hard time playing the game. The same goes for a ball with too much air.

How about your gamer? How well do they bounce back from hard things, adversity, or life’s unpredictable challenges? In other words, how resilient are they?

Socially adept youth are generally more resilient. Having a supportive social network can provide the necessary encouragement and resources to bounce back from adversities.

According to the Journal of Adolescent Health, youth with strong social networks are 1.5 times more likely to demonstrate resilience in the face of adversity.

Gaming has the potential to help your player build resilience through the development of strong social networks. Playing with friends and even taking on leadership roles within their gaming group will help foster skills like responsibility, organization, and mentorship. All of these will contribute to developing and growing their social skills and increasing their resilience.

The Bible comes in with thoughts on resilience in James 1:2-4, emphasizing that hard things test your faith and help produce endurance within you.  

Make the connection:

What is one thing that we can do to help our players develop their social network in such a way that will increase their resilience?

We are #ForTheGamer and help players play with purpose and win for good.

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