...y first ever CYO basketball championship game With the score at 24-18, we thought we did not have a chance. This was a very aggressive team but we were too. Our coach always says “never give up” but even he was starting to lose hope now. He lightly pats my back and softly says “you're in, kid.” “Well, here I go” I repeatedly say to myself, “you are fine, you can do it. Just don’t mess up.” Our team has the ball now; all I have to do is catch it, dribble, and shoot. “How hard could it be” I say to myself. Wow, I got the ball, but all of these hands are waving in my face and I'm pretty sure a girl is tugging on the ball with me on the other end. Remember when I said “how hard could it be”? Well, turns out, VERY hard....
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...The Physics of Basketball Basketball isn't as easy as people depict it to be. Basketball physics is fairly irrelevant. Most people who study the physics of basketball get deep into the art of shooting, passing, and dribbling instead of actually playing the sport. There are many aspects to the physics of basketball. I have five aspects I would like to discuss. The shot, shooting a free throw, the spin, dribbling, and passing. First I would like to talk about the game of basketball all around. Basketball was created James Naismith in 1891. Basketball is a team sport that requires two teams of five players that try to score by shooting a round ball through a hoop ten feet high. The game is played on a rectangular-shaped floor, this floor...
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...swim, Junior Varsity basketball, Varsity basketball, cheerleaders, and boosters have already formed teams and some have even begun to compete. This year we have introduced St.Saviour’s Junior Varsity basketball team. This new addition to the athletic program will allow students who haven’t played before learn how to play and improve their skills. Many girls tried out and now a full roster and schedule has been created. I spoke to Shannon McLoughlin, a freshman and new member of the Junior Varsity team, and asked her about her experience on the new team. She said “We’ve only just begun and we are already having a great time. I am looking forward to a great year and a nice learning experience”. It seems like the new team is going to be a long-lasting and enjoyable program....
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...I been playing ball for a really long time and Ilearned from my cousin I was on a basketball team with my best friend Cristal but in eighth grade when I first tried out i got moved up to play with the high school girls JV team. We always said that we are going to destroy all those other teams. We have a game in like 2 weeks so we have to practice everyday and try our hardest. Cristal and I practice at my house and my cousin was my coach we practice our defense, offense, and our shots mostly are dribbling because we definitely weren’t pro at it. We ran a lot every basket we missed was counted as suicide. Then we started to practice on are shots each of us had a minute of shooting and on that minute but i usually got like 7 and when it was Cristal...
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...The NBA and college basketball are both very exciting and entertaining but is that all they have in common? Fans may think the two leagues have more differences than similarities, but this article will show you both sides and you make your own decision whether the leagues are more similar or more different. Both leagues have the same number of players on the court, obviously five, and the same type of play style, set up your offense by driving to the basket and kicking it out to the three point line. They try to facilitate the game by not staying stagnant. Teams stay tenacious to be intimidating. They try to hoodwink others to keep their plays unguardable. The dimensions of the court and ball are the same. The court is ninety-four feet by fifty feet and the ball is twenty-nine and a half inches.The height of the basket and the distance of the foul line are also the same....
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...night markets in Taiwan. I was strolling through the Massachusetts Bay Colony, learning, searching, and becoming. And no, this wasn’t a dream. “Mick, it’s show time,” my brother yelled as the half-time horn made the buzzer and the New Jersey Nets raced past us into their locker room. My deep, soothing reflection on life quickly turned into an uneasiness in my stomach. We were about to perform in front of thousands of screaming fans and the nerves in my little seven year old body were kicking in. The two basketballs were still in my tiny arms, ready to go. The security guards ushered us out onto the floor. The music exploded, the crowd erupted, and Continental Arena was on its feet. The Hagen brothers, known as the “Whiz Kids,” were at it again, performing their “mini Harlem Globetrotter” routine at halftime of a Nets game. At a very young age basketball opened many doors for me. I gained a perspective most young Americans don’t get: the world is big. Through basketball I was able to acquire an education no PBS program could provide. I was traveling the world and seeing things normal kids could see only in textbooks or on Sportscenter. My eyes had been opened; my windshield had been defrosted. In...
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...Have you ever had that one time where you thought of something to be so great, but it didn't go as planned? Well I did, and it turned out to be the most horrifying thing I could ever imagine. I was in pain, and fear. I just prayed and hope for everything to work out. It all happened on a bright sunny day, when my brother, Charles, and I were playing basketball. Everything seemed to be working out because I'm not really good at playing basketball, but I was in the lead. The scores are called off by the score keeper, and are said to be twenty to nineteen. After hearing this, my brother started to become furious because basketball was his one most favorite sport, and I know what it feels like to get " beaten " at your favorite sport that you think you're good at. It's now approximately an hour and thirty minutes we've been playing. As every minute went by, the game started to become more intense, because the scores were getting closer and closer, so quickly, just like a blink of an eye. The game was then coming to an end. Just when I decided that my brother can not win this game ! So I thought of a plan that would make my score go so high, it would be two inches away...
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...Stephen Curry only had one dream for christmas-to win the championship game for his basketball team. So far, he was only one step away from it. After grinding through multiple games, all the Wildcats had to do was beat the Rams in the finals. The Rams were the best defensive team in the country and had RJ, one of the best defenders and the most explosive forward in the United States. He was also one of the sneakiest players in the game, trash talking, pushing, and bruising up anyone that he faced. Steph was confident going into the game. Not so much now though. The problem that he had right now was that they were down by 15 with only two minutes left to play. Most of his team was injured and bruised up by the unfair play by the Rams, his leg...
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...My first basketball experience is a good memory, I remember when I first walked on the court. I was only five but for some reason I remember what happened, As I walked into the gym for my first practice I was scared. I didn’t know anybody and all the littler kids were screaming. I wanted to leave really bad because I was so nervous, since I was going to the school at the time I knew my way around a little bit. I ran away and I went down into the restrooms, I don’t know why I did because I was scared to be in there by myself more than to be up in the gym where everyone else was. I hid in a stall, and my dad came down the stairs to try to find me and he eventually did. He picked me up and took me back into the gym, he said we are not leaving until you participate in the practice....
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...Practicing shooting a basketball is one way anyone can get a daily workout( exercise) to stay healthy as possible. If need, a easy workout, practicing shooting a basketball(at court) will do the work. Practicing a lot will lead an athletic team mate like a ultimate legend. Supplies or equipment needed for this daily workout is gear/uniform and an air-filled basketball. With these equipment you can practice for hours and will do the trick of leading yourself into a great shooting basketball player. First, to shoot a swish or basket( without touching the rim) you should find a open-space where no defenders(opponent) are. That will give you time to get a good position and angle to shoot from. In matter of fact ninety/ 90 percent will make the...
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...Why I’m not a fan of Lebron the player but I’m a huge fan of Lebron James as a man. I’ll probably go to my grave defending MJ as the greatest basketball player to ever lace them up but I’m not necessarily a fan of MJ the man. Granted, I respect MJ as a man but I believe that Jordan only thought of himself outside of basketball. Hence the reason, I believe Scottie doesn’t have a problem saying that LBJ is better than MJ. Lebron James since entering the league has been nothing short of great in regards to the way he’s handles himself on and off the court. He’s not been caught up in any extra martial affairs nor has he been caught up in off the court madness. Coming into the league at eighteen and being able to keep his nose clean is nothing...
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...Finding Forrester addresses the lives of two people, Jamal Wallace; a brilliant young African-American high school student and basketball player, and William Forrester; an author who became reclusive after the death of his alcoholic brother and also his parents. Forrester is an award winning author who wrote only one book four decades ago before the incident that made him start living a reclusive life. On the other hand, Wallace is a high school student whom after getting high scores on his test and also his brilliance on the court gets noticed by an elite Manhattan prep school; Mailor-Callow who offers him a scholarship to study at their school and also play basketball. Wallace has a bad first encounter with Forrester after a challenge by his friends go wrong and he leaves Forrester’s apartment in a hurry out of fear and ends up forgetting his backpack in the apartment. His backpack is later returned to him and he sees that Forrester had put comments and reviewed his write-ups. Wallace decides to go to Forrester’s apartment to apologize and also to ask Forrester to review his works. Initially, Forrester is reluctant to help out the young writer but changes his mind after he tells Wallace to write an essay of five thousand words on “Why he should stay out of his house” and the latter actually writes it. The two quickly develop a bond which is easy because they both share a love for writing and Wallace associates the role of mentor, role model and friend...
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...Comparison and contrast essay Apr 24th 2012 11:39 Basketball and Soccer In modern life, most people enjoy amazing sports. Two of most exciting and common sports to participate andappreciate are basketball and soccer. People can not only watch both of them on television, but they can also playthem for recreation and health. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the differences and similaritiesbetween these two sports. There are three aspects of these two sports: athletes, popularity, and equipment. The most noticeable difference between these two kinds of sports is their requirement of players. Both these twosports require different physical qualities of athletes or players. Basketball is one kind of sport that uses the upperbody; in contrast, soccer uses legs to control the ball and to win scores. Basketball players should be taller thannormal people, because basketball players need to get the rebounds and block(McDowell, Fryar, Ogden & Flegal, 2008). The average height of the NBA sportsmen is 7'15.93" ("2006-07 player survey:," 2007). On the other hand,soccer players do not have to be very tall. Soccer have great players of all heights, such as Maradona 1.65 m, PeterCrouch 2.01 m. Albeit physical differences, both of these sportsmen are strong and powerful because both kinds ofsportsmen occur numerous physical confrontation during games. The second difference is popularity from different areas. While basketball and soccer are both popular, they differ inthe...
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...Professor Royce- I am writing this cover letter to you as a part of the Informative essay assignment for English 111. I choose to write about the current debate over whether college athletes should be paid for their time and effort while playing their chosen sport at colleges and universities across America. I received only one peer review on Blackboard, and was underwhelmed by the response that I received. Jairret Boyce was the only classmate that responded to my essay, and in his peer review, he merely agreed that I did everything well. This was not very helpful in the completion of my final draft for this assignment. The only helpful feedback that I received was from you, with the notes that you made on my first draft, with the most important information being that my thesis statement would not work because I presented it in the form of a question. I made the proper changes to my thesis statement to make sure that it shows the two different sides to the debate that I writing about to inform my audience. After receiving the grade for my essay in writing project two, I wanted to make sure that I did a better job with my Works Cited page. I went to the library, and was shown Noodle tools, and made sure to use that resource to make sure I completed a quality Works Cited page for this assignment. I am looking forward to completing Writing Project four, as I have spent three weeks working on this essay, and have been able to form a well thought out opinion on the topic. This is a...
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...Austin Williams College Essay Last year I went through a gargantuan obstacle, the most difficult one of my life. My entire life is dedicated to the wonderful sport of basketball. My junior year I worked harder, and more ambitiously than I had ever worked previously. I worked extremely hard on my skills, and game to assure my spot as the starting point guard on my high school’s varsity team. When the season came around things were looking just as I imagined. I was the starting guard on the team, the leader, and the player who made things happen on the court. I proved my abilities, dedication, and why I should have stayed in the position, I was in as the starting PG on varsity. Unfortunately, in my head basketball coaches eyes I was not yet ready to be a leader on his team. He told me that I needed to develop some better leadership skills, and work on my attitude. Then he dropped the bomb on me. He told me he was moving me down to JV for my junior season so I could take that team over and become a grand leader. That literally broke my heart, I knew I worked harder than everyone on that varsity team, well I actually knew I worked harder than every soul in the basketball program. I felt like I was stripped of what I deserved and betrayed. I felt that way because, in my eyes, not only was I a great leader, I was THE leader. I also invested more time, and took basketball more seriously than the other players. I never missed a practice, or any basketball events that my school held...
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