Self-Presentation General purpose: how basketball taught me hard work and discipline Specific purpose: hard work can help achieve anything Thesis statement through basketball I learned how to work hard and discipline myself to achieve my goals in life My passion for the basketball started when I was in my second year of high school‚ basketball not only helped me grow but also taught me a lot of
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Basketball vs Football Basketball is a game played between two teams of five players in which points are scored by shooting a ball through a netted hoop fixed 10ft above each end of the court. Football is a form of team game played in North America with an oval ball used to throw or to run with on a field marked out as a gridiron. Basketball and football are two extremely popular sports but they are different in many was such as shape of the ball‚ playing surface‚ number of players‚ and style of
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The history of basketball On December 21 of 1891‚ James Naismith published 13 rules for a new game using five base ideas. Originally‚ there was no set rule on the number of players. After experimenting with teams up to 50 players‚ early games were played by nine players on each side. The reason was that 18 students showed up for Naismith’s class on that day. He asked his class to play a match in the Armory Street court‚ 9 versus 9 using a soccer ball and two fruit baskets. Naismith was the inventor
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Coaching Soccer for Understanding: Open or Closed? The importance of body shape when attacking in soccer. Abstract This paper offers an account of a practical coaching session presented to coaches at the Teaching Games for Understanding International Conference held at the University of British Columbia‚ May 2008. It aims to demonstrate how TGFU pedagogy can be used effectively to coach players at an advanced level. There is firstly an attempt to present a rationale for the coaching strategies
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While there are many similarities between old school and new school basketball‚ there are also many differences between them. But‚ before we get into that you should know what old school basketball actually really is. “Old school” basketball was a game created by James Naismith in 1891 that originally set out to have 13 rules. It was a game where usually back then there were 9 players on each team competing‚ players weren’t allowed to get back in the game once out‚ and players originally would shoot
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think that it should not be legalized because of its negative health effects‚ dangers to society‚ and because they don’t think that marijuana has any benefits to the community of our country. Because of the scope of this issue‚ there are many strong arguments for and against the legalization of marijuana. However‚ in my opinion‚ marijuana should not be legalized due to its harmful side effects‚ negative impact on our economy‚ and overall danger to society. The first reason marijuana should not be legalized
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Professor Donna Pope English 121-046RL 04/07/2013 Argument Paper‚ Draft 3 Final “Are the educational systems priorities being out of whack at fault for lack of success?” There are many negative influences on students today that the quote “Knowledge is the key to success.” has lost its power. The lack of success of our current youth is not directly related to a failure of the educational systems priorities but instead the society around it. A school fails to accomplish its goals
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The American Southwest Conference announced its annual award winners for men’s basketball on Monday (Feb. 29) with x players from the LeTourneau University men’s basketball team earning conference recognition. Junior Jeff Martin (Katy‚ Texas) was named to the ASC East Division Newcomer of the Year and First Team all-ASC East Division. Martin averaged 13.2 points‚ 6.8 assists‚ 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals a game for the YellowJackets. On 21 occasions‚ he scored in double figures and handed out double
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to do the history of basketball because basketball has always been one of my favorite sports and basketball is an entertaining game to watch and to play. The game of basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1839. The objective of the game back then was to throw the basketball into fruit baskets nailed to the lower railing gym balcony. Every time a point was scored‚ the game was halted so the janitor could bring out a ladder and retrieve the ball. The game of basketball has developed over time
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also believe it allows adolescents to be exposed to socialization‚ education‚ and is a way for youth to express creativity. Since there are many different subtopics within the issue it is hard to conclude which side is more accurate. Researched Argument Part Two To many people the pros’ of Facebook outweigh the cons’. The whole point to Facebook and other online social networks is that it forms‚ “Connections that cannot be formed due to geographical and physical restrictions and limitations”
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