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    Dunking In Basketball

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    Learning How to Dunk a Basketball Dunking has been the highlight for the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dunking is not as easy as it looks‚ it takes time and practice. Dunking isn’t just a physical game but a mental one as well. To start off‚ feet placement and technique are a basic role in dunking. The player needs to gain speed rather than lose it‚ if he or she stutter steps‚ they lose speed or it may even mess up their technique. So it would be a good idea for the player to pace out steps

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    Love Basketball Do you like sports? Do you like basketball? Have you ever had any interest in basketball other than simply watching the NBA games or championships? Have you ever played or tried to‚ at the least? Well I think that you should - because basketball is one of my favorite sports and I am going to tell you why I think that you should play it‚ or at least give it a try. There are many reasons why you should play basketball‚ but mine include the fact that it is a well-known sport that a

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    (Women’s National Basketball Association) teams. However‚ basketball wasn’t always the well loved sport that we know today. In 1891‚ James Naismith invented the game basketball‚ since then basketball has been a great success for many people around the world. It is now a very entertaining sport and can be played by anyone. It is also a great way to exercise and have fun. Basketball is a sport with a variety of activities‚ multiple player positions‚ and has impacted women. Basketball can be a fast-past

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    The Long Residuals of Basketball With 25‚000 dollars‚ one could buy a luxury car or even put a down payment on a home. On Christmas Day though‚ that was the amount of money spent on a pair of courtside seats to watch the Los Angeles Lakers play the Miami Heat in the Staples Center (ticketmaster.com). From high school to the professional level‚ contemporary basketball maintains a distinct level of media attention and focus unlike any other sport. High-flying dunks and last second buzzer beaters

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    sports. Two very popular sports are baseball and basketball. These two games are very similar in multiple ways‚ but they are also very different. First off‚ baseball and basketball are very similar in many ways. For example‚ they are both sports and require you to be active. Also‚ they both have professional leagues in the United States. For baseball‚ it is Major League Baseball (MLB)‚ and for basketball‚ it is the National Basketball Association (NBA). Another similarity is that both sports include

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    Flores Caidic (born June 15‚ 1963‚ Pasig City‚ Philippines) is a retired professional basketball player from the Philippines and is currently an assistant coach of the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the PBA. He is considered by many to be the greatest shooter the country has ever produced‚ thus‚ earning the moniker the "Triggerman" . He played college hoops at the University before joining the Philippine Basketball Association in 1987‚ where he broke several Philippine and PBA all-time records—including the

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    A. Dheer ENG 1P0-B Jan 8th‚ 2014 My Favourite Activity Is Basketball Did you know that most successful basketball players make over 15 million dollars a year. Kobe Bryant made $30.45 million dollars last year (GOOGLE). I enjoy playing basketball with my friends and it is my favourite Activity. It keeps me active and healthy. Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the World. It is made popular because of famous basketball superstars like Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson who make the

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    Basketball Today i’m going to tell you about basketball. Basketball is the best sport It’s fun because you can run and you can even shot any basket you want I agree its an awesome sport you will never regret trying basketball you can go to tournaments and even just challenge people. It’s really fun to play with friends and family. Try basketball on the beach. I think It’s a very cool sport in the first like you can play at night and at morning so that’s like a double bonus. Also it’s great exercise

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    History of Basketball The first game similar to basketball may have been played by the early people of ancient Mexico as early as 500’s. The Mayan people used the decapitated skulls of their enemies as the ball. They also made sacrifices if you did not win the game. James Naismith was a man born on In 1861‚ James Naismith invented basketball. The idea of basketball came from Naismith’s early school education. He used to play a game known as duck-on-a-rock. The idea was to knock a "duck"

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    Sociological perspective on basketball In sociology‚ there are 3 paradigms. There is the conflict theory perspective‚ the symbolic-interaction perspective and the structural-functionalist perspective. From a conflict paradigm point of view‚ the essay would focus on gender and how the assumption that girls lack the same level of strength and stamina as men. The WNBA (Women National Basketball League) doesn’t get the same amount of respect as the males do in the NBA (National Basketball League). Another issue

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