Let Go of Your Ball, This Is Not the NBA

The Influence of Hip-Hop Ball on Institutional Basketball Around Paris (France): Cultural Antagonisms and Difficult Cohabitation

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ID2349286
AuthorsDavid Sudre (0009-0002-5966-1252, Université du littoral côte d'opale), Helene Joncheray (0000-0002-7048-0658, Université Paris Descartes), Antoine Lech (Institut des Sciences du Sport Santé Paris (EA 3625), Paris Descartes University, France)
Year2019
Volume43
Issue3
Pages147-166
Publication date2019-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Sport and Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0193-7235 • E-ISSN: 1552-7638
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0193723519832464
OpenAlexW2921927906
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited31

The nature of the game of basketball, which is to score more hoops than the opposing team while respecting a set of rules, has often been questionned. Young players have been developing new ways to play and think basketball ever since the advent of the American hip-hop basketball ('hip-hop ball') culture in France in the noughties. However, this way of playing basketball is viewed negatively by club coaches, who are the guardians of institutional basketball. Through participant observation and the interviewing of five coaches and 32 players, this article seeks to measure the consequences of what may be seen as a cultural divide. Our findings show how coaches depreciate hip-hop ball culture and sometimes stigmatize players to reinforce their own legitimacy within institutional basketball. Also, our data illustrate the players' ability to shift from one basketball culture to the next in an attempt to gain recognition in institutional basketball

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