It also takes away the endurance of the game. Because of the differences of women's and men's bodies, the NBA has more dunking and more interior games. This is due to the more muscular and athletic bodies.…
Specific purpose: My specific purpose is to inform the audience on “How to shoot the perfect Jump Shot” in the sport of basketball. I will inform the audience on the correct shooting techniques, basketball shooting mechanics, basketball shooting form and drills to improve your shooting techniques.…
I have been playing basketball basically my whole life, it is has shaped me into the person I am today. I started with just a ball and a hoop in my cousins front yard. I would just chuck the ball at hoop for fun, horsing around with my cousins. In elementary and middle school I would play with my friends at recess shooting around, dribbling in circles for the fun of it. I was even better then most of the boys who would play with my group on the courts. When I entered high school that was when I realized I was truly in love with the game. High school was where it was taken to a whole 'nother level. I was introduced to the real dynamics of the sport, it was where I learned that if I really want to do something that I love I had to put my all into it. I had to prove that I was one-hundred percent committed to the game. Practicing everyday for two hours, and…
Wilfred Sheed wrote an essay, “Why Sports Matter,” that concentrates on how sports have changed over the past 150 years. Sheed also explains that sports can play an important role in the lives of people by helping them discover who they are and here they want to be. Sports go beyond what goes on in practice or in the game. They help build character and prepare you for many obstacles in life.…
As a kid or a teenager you tend to play sports such as basketball but as you start to come of age you tend to slowly let those types of things go. A basketball in this story represents growing up and coming of age. One day Bobby's friends call him and ask him if want's to go to the court and play some basketball after Bobby just put feather down for a nap. Bobby goes ahead and says sure not thinking about Feather so he hurries and grabs his basketball and goes out the door. He starts walking towards the court that is about two blocks away. Once Bobby gets to the corner he realizes he forgot Feather and she is home alone. HE starts running as fast as he can to his house as soon as he steps in the apartment "I lay my basketball down and it rolled…
Thesis Statement: The game of Basketball is very exhilarating and will keep your adrenaline plumbing. Communication and Strategic thinking is the key to teamwork. Hence you will need the help of your teammates to deliver a good pass to you to be able to score the ball into the basket.…
Basketball is a popular sport played by many people all across the world. There is a lot to learn about the sport before it can be played. In order to play basketball the player needs to know the difference between each shot. The player needs a basketball, and a basketball hoop. A basketball court is highly recommended. There are three types and points, the 2 pointer, the 3 pointer,and the foul shot.…
Basketball is something most people think they have to be skilled to play. Although this may be true,…
Ever since the second grade, basketball has held a special place in my heart. My love…
Over the last few decades, basketball has become one of the most popular sports throughout the world.…
On the 20th of October, 1998, the world was blessed with a talented basketball player. (That would be me.) Growing up, I didn’t really have reasons to like basketball. My family did not play or have interest in any kind of sport, besides for my father turning on the Lakers game once in a while. So my influence had to come about from a mishap. A mishap I am very thankful for. The television was playing the Lakers game in my living room one night when my attention was caught by an astonishing performance by a player wearing the number 8. Shot after shot he would score with emphasis, scowling after each basket. This player was arguably one of the greatest professional basketball players still to this day, Kobe Bryant. It was at this moment that…
Basketball is a very fun and involving sport, but to be good you need to ascertain time to practice. In fact, there is a plethora of rules like, it is played indoors, in which you cannot run with the ball, you either…
Basketball is a very common sport that originated in 1891, when a Minister by the name of James Naismith was appointed to teach a P.E class at a YMCA training school in Springfield, Massachusetts. He started by creating a ball, then cutting a big round hole on the bottom of a basket and nailing it to the wall. His students loved the game. It’s physical, funny at times, competitive, challenging, and easy. You can learn new moves, lay up finishers, shooting ranges, passing skills, and more. Basketball pro players make up to $100,000 a game. They make at least $5,000 just for being there. Off of the court in the pros, you can most likely gain popularity and skill throughout the time span that you play until you make it to the big league.…
Basic basketball will make the team better. Basic basketball includes ball handling, proper form, offense,…
The sport of basketball is one of the best sports ever to be invented. This sport features some of the best women and men to have ever played the sport; such as Lebron James, Candise Parker, Reggie miller, Michael Jordan, Stephen Curry and more. The sport has been around for many decades. This is a very simple and easy sport to play. The first thing you will need is a basketball; secondly you will need a hoop. I will start of by teaching you the basics of the game; which are dribbling the ball and passing it. First, when dribbling the ball you dibble from hand to hand only picking the ball up to either pass or shoot the ball in the hoop. Doing this you should never double dribble the ball. When dribbling the ball and you pick it up with two…