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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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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Introduction A banquet hall collapsed within 30 seconds during the wedding party in Jerusalem on May 24‚ 2001 resulting in many casualties. This incident happened at that time when people were dancing on the fourth floor of the building. This disaster was due to the failure of many strategies‚ which were interacted with each other. Now‚ these strategies are being discussed the causes of which were the reason of the dance hall disaster. Engineering Strategy The engineering strategy was a main failure
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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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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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Basketball Shooting - The Art & Science of Shooting a Basketball Basketball Shooting Is Both Art and Science Fundamentals of Shooting A Basketball By Coach Jerry Tarkanian Shooting a basketball is both an art and a science. Basketball shooting is an art form because it involves finely tuned hand-eye coordination rather than gross motor skills. For example‚ unlike such skills as the defensive stance and pivoting‚ which are relatively invariable‚ shooting form is highly individualistic. There is no
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Basketball Unlike most sports that were formed gradually over time or from a combination of other sports. If basketball wasn’t created in that way‚ then how was basketball created? It all started in 1891 when Dr. James Naismith was given the task of creating a safe indoor game to keep track and field runners in shape over the winter. Naismith created basketball from a game he used to play in his childhood called Duck on a Rock. The goal of Duck on a Rock was to throw stones to hit a target
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The History of Basketball Basketball is one of the great sports that we play today. Dr. James Naismith is known as the world-wide inventor of basketball. He was born on November 6‚ 1861 in Almonte‚ Ontario‚ Canada. James was clergyman‚ educator‚ and physician. Later in his life he went on to be an instructor at the Young Men’s Christian Association (now Springfield College) in Springfield‚ Mass. He invented basketball in December of 1889 on request of Dr. Luther H. Gullick‚ that he organize
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Basketball has truly changed over the years. One of the most interesting aspects of change is the change in the way things look. Everything from the physical specs to the socks has changed greatly changed over time. From the time the game of basketball was invented in 1891 too present day basketball is truly amazing. When the game first started to become popular the clothing was not the best choice for running around and getting sweaty. There were no set uniforms or standards for basketball. People
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