School clubs and teams play various roles in our lives. They help the students to improve their skills in particular areas. Like most other schools, in my school, there are several different extracurricular clubs. One of my favourite clubs is the basketball club. I am an avid fan of basketball and I love being in the club.

The basketball club of my school plays an important role in my life. If memory serves me right, I joined the club when I was 9 years old. Whenever I compare myself to how I was before I joined the club, I see a huge difference in my skills, attitude, learning ability etc. I have also learned several key social skills. Through the club, I got a chance to meet new people and make many friends, some from outside Bhaktapur district.

As I am studying in grade 10, my SEE examinations are just around the corner and there is immense academic and mental pressure because of it. There is pressure from my family as well. So, in this case the main problem is " How should I handle this pressure?" and the answer, I believe, is taking things easily without allowing myself to get panicked. We should try to get calm and wait for the right moment. I got this idea of handling pressure with the help of basketball. While playing basketball we have to handle a lot of pressure and we have to handle it quietly and efficiently.

If we think that these clubs and teams always help us then it is wrong. It depends upon the mind set that we have towards the game, clubs etc and our craziness on it. If we are only thinking about clubs and teams, it is surely going to hamper our studies.

Clubs help us get recognised as well. However, before getting popular we must be good enough so that we can become positive role models for those that may look up to us. While playing basketball we get a chance to learn various new things. We can find our weak areas then we can work on finding ways to turn said weaknesses into our strengths. We can gather experience as well. Experience is invaluable in every sector.

The basketball club of my school has helped me a lot to know about various vital things about life which, I believe, will help me in the future to become a more successful person. So, when ever we face any kind of problem, we need to take it easy and wait for the perfect moment to tackle it. So, " live every moment of your life and enjoy every mistakes that you have made in your life". Every club and school team has an important role in a student's life.