Are team sports the secret to living longer?

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0:00This might look like a casual pickup

0:02game for retirees, but these ladies are

0:05actually part of a National Women's

0:07Basketball League with a unique set of

0:09rules and an annual tournament. This is

0:12the Granny Basketball League.

0:14>> Texas has been selected to host the

0:18National Granny Basketball Tournament.

0:20>> I'm 85,

0:21>> so I'm the oldest one in Texas.

0:23>> The criteria for being on the team is 50

0:26and older. So, nothing about physical

0:28fitness level, nothing about um skill

0:30set.

0:30>> Raise your hand if you never played

0:32basketball before.

0:35>> While the league provides fierce

0:37competition and a good time for players

0:39and fans, it's also redefining how these

0:42retirees find purpose. And the research

0:44shows it might even be helping them live

0:46longer.

0:48Every play, every reaction, every quick

0:51decision becomes a workout, not just for

0:54the muscles, but for the brain. I went

0:56out to meet these granny's to find out

0:58how the league got started and grew to

1:00having over 50 teams nationwide.

1:07Granny basketball is not like the WNBA.

1:10It's a bit of a throwback to before the

1:13Great Depression. It's based on the

1:161920s

1:17rules for the game when it was a six on

1:20six game.

1:21>> You divided a regular size courts into

1:23thirds and you put two players from each

1:27of the teams in each of the courts and

1:30you could only stay in your court. Some

1:33of the rules of the Granny Basketball

1:35League are no running or jumping, no

1:38shot clock, only two dribbles per

1:40possession, and three points for the

1:42underhand granny shot. The uniforms

1:46aren't just a fashion statement either.

1:48They're also part of the rules.

1:50>> You couldn't show any flesh, so they

1:53wore bloomers and midi blouses and long

1:55stockings.

1:56>> The flesh foul. So if you And that

1:58happened to us at our last game. one of

2:00our gals socks rolled down and um she

2:03was called on a flesh pout.

2:04>> Over 20 years ago, Barb Tal started the

2:07league in Lancing, Iowa.

2:09>> So I decided, well, I can get together a

2:12bunch of people and we can play an

2:15exhibition game of this 1920s

2:18basketball. It just caught on.

2:21>> There's 57 teams across the US and one

2:24in Canada now. So, it's been expanding.

2:27One of the newer teams is the California

2:29Poppies, which Barb started after moving

2:32to California.

2:33>> Do you think is Barb our oldest?

2:37>> I'm going to go with Barb.

2:38>> And they've got a lot of team spirit.

2:40>> Raise your hand if you're in your 50s,

2:4360s,

2:4570s.

2:47That's amazing, right? We have players

2:49from all walks of life. Doctors,

2:51teachers, California park rangers,

2:54musicians. I wanted to get more active

2:56and live my life to the fullest.

2:58>> There's a lot of aerobics involved and

3:00of course there's the lots of uh

3:03coordination and and whole body workout

3:06with shooting baskets and things too.

3:08>> It's obvious that we need to stay

3:10healthy and active as we get older. But

3:13there's a deeper link between mind and

3:15body that has some unseen benefits. When

3:18you're moving, you're basically sparking

3:20your body and your brain to wake up. And

3:24when you do this in a group setting,

3:27then you're also having the social

3:29benefits of connecting with other

3:31people. So, a team sport is the best

3:34thing you can do, not only for your

3:36body, but also for your brain to help

3:38stave off dementia, Alzheimer's. Plus,

3:41the mental processing in a competitive

3:44game like basketball is giving their

3:46brains an essential workout.

3:48>> Players track movements, make

3:50split-second decisions, and they adapt

3:53changing environments. And this directly

3:56engages the brain, especially the

3:58prefrontal cortex, which is involved in

4:01planning and decision-m, and the

4:03hippocampus, which is involved in

4:05memory. The Poppy's players emphasized

4:07that being part of the team gave them

4:09something harder to find, a newfound

4:12sense of community in retirement.

4:14>> The primary benefit of being part of a

4:17team later in life is it combats

4:19isolation, and we know we have an

4:22isolation epidemic.

4:23>> A lack of social connection is unhealthy

4:26at any age, but it can become especially

4:28harmful for our health and well-being as

4:31we get older. So that's a big issue we

4:33see with people as they age is

4:35loneliness.

4:36>> Older people are uniquely vulnerable to

4:38social isolation. They might have

4:40physical ailments, a smaller group of

4:42friends, or maybe they're just unsure of

4:45how to spend their time in retirement.

4:47And that's kind of the whole point of

4:49granny basketball. they have this

4:52wonderful

4:54outlet of something else to get focused

4:57on and and so a lot of it is mental

5:01health and something to look forward to

5:04and to be successful at. You always have

5:07a bunch of people around you that are on

5:11your side.

5:12>> For the ladies of Granny Basketball,

5:14retirement is a chance to chase a new

5:16passion. Our communities evolve as we

5:19get older, but we're always seeking

5:21connection, better health, and forward

5:23momentum. Sports checks all these boxes.

5:27>> Moving with a purpose with other people.

5:30>> You get close to your team members. We

5:33travel together. Uh we're aware of

5:36everybody's issues and it's just a a

5:40loving sisterhood. The Granny Basketball

5:42League is giving its players a redefined

5:45concept of what retirement can be.

5:47>> I'm kind of expanding my network a bit

5:50and getting to know some folks I

5:51wouldn't have maybe ever come across had

5:54it not been for Granny Basketball.

5:55>> We can all take care of each other and I

5:57just really appreciate these

5:58relationships.

6:02>> Granny down.

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