Abstract

There is currently a trend to see the rewriting of sports rulebooks as almost the only way to remedy perceived imperfections in the youth sport system. The trend can be seen in many sports programmes and has generated heated debate. The article adds to the debate by analysing a proposal to review the Catalan Basketball Federation’s regulations for biddy basketball, and it puts forward a pedagogical proposal comprising two objectives: to identify the aspects that define the idea of participating in this particular area of the youth sport system, and to understand the role of technique in the biddy basketball rule book. At a philosophical level, the article also identifies the main factors that ensure players improve their game technically. Finally, going beyond biddy basketball as such, the article suggests how to improve youth sport at an organizational level and in technical and pedagogical terms.