Basketball Due: 12/1/10 Table of Contents History of Basketball Page 1 Rules/Fouls/Violations Page 3 Court Diagram Page 7 Bibliography Page 8 History of Basketball In early December 1891‚ Luther Gulick‚ chairman of the physical education department at the School for Christian Workers‚ now Springfield College in Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ instructed physical education teacher James Naismith to invent a new game to
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DIFFERENT CULTURES‚ DIFFERENT RATIONALITIES? Peter Winch ’s remarkable essay‚ ’Understanding a Primitive Society ’ (Winch‚ 1964) raised several deep and troubling questions and offered some no less deep and troubling answers. It was the essay of a philosopher inspired by Wittgenstein‚ who had questioned the very idea of a social science‚ reflecting upon and‚ indeed‚ criticizing the interpretation of witchcraft in one of the classics of twentieth-century anthropology‚ Evans-Pritchard ’s Witchcraft
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dreamed his “peach basketball” game would develop into the world biggest indoor sport. Basketball was made because of many reasons. For instance‚ when it’s too hot to play they used to go in their barn and nail a peach basket to the barn door at about 10 feet high. Although the original 13 rules turned into over 60. Major rules changed over years and still are‚ Including the number if players‚ court boundaries‚ and dribbling. Back when James Naismith invented basketball people couldn’t dribble
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Basketball has always been a huge part of my life. I remember going to Los Angeles Lakers games as a child with my dad. Some of my favorite memories from college include decking out in blue and gold and going to UCLA basketball games with my friends. I started playing and watching the sport from a young age. Up until high school‚ I played organized basketball in local leagues. During college‚ I played point guard for my intramural team for three years. I love playing basketball because it brings
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Two specific skills that are applicable for basketball and ultimate are passing skills and high vertical jumps. A successful basketball team consists of players who make strong and accurate passes – overhead passes‚ chest passes‚ or bounce passes – to one another‚ ensuring the team’s control and possession of the ball. Similarly‚ in ultimate‚ players must practice their frisbee throws – backhand‚ or forehand flicks – so that they eventually are able to pass the disc to exactly where the player wants
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the sports that I could‚ football‚ basketball‚ and baseball. Now I only do football‚ basketball‚ and track. I like baseball‚ I’m just not good at it. Fielding‚ throwing‚ and catching I can do‚ I just can’t hit‚ and I don’t want to be the one to get out when I have enough power to drill it out to center field‚ and then see the disappointment on my teammates faces. The only reason that I play football is that I get to hit people and I like the sport. I play basketball to stay in shape for football. Same
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had made all my shots and perfected every dribble move‚ not even bothering to take Sunday off because if I wanted to go somewhere with basketball‚ I would have to eat‚ sleep and breathe basketball. I refreshed the inbox of my email‚ and there it was‚ the decision that would make or break my basketball career. I had tried out for one of the most elite club basketball teams in Wisconsin‚ Oshkosh Flight 14’s team. I think I clicked on that email about five-hundred times in anticipation while it loaded
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a little kid I loved basketball and throughout my life my passion for basketball has increased enormously. I have wanted to be able to play basketball in college ever since I was a freshman in highschool. I have acquired quite a bit of knowledge just from being around the game for so long‚ I have also learned a lot about the requirements for being able to play basketball in college. Like in this source by NBC Camps: Best Basketball Advice if You Want to Play college Basketball‚ “Find a mentor‚ someone
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Kevin I Dobson Jr 2/10/13 Descriptive and narrative My lifestyle of basketball part 1 Basketball is not a sport for everyone it takes a lot of dedication‚ strength‚ focus ‚and teamwork. I have been playing basketball since I was seven years old. The love that I have for the game is indescribable‚ if by chance I could never play again‚ my soul would be a hollow lifeless shadow. From the Separating White Line I glance up at the scoreboard; the clock reads 15
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In college basketball‚ alley oops‚ fancy no look passes‚ and trash talking‚ are just some of the things we are now accustomed to today. Before 1991 though‚ it was all about making the simple plays just to get the ball in the hoop. Before the 90’s all players would wear long white socks and short shorts‚ but now baggy shorts that go to your knees and black socks are in style around the world. What caused these changes to take place? It was a group of college basketball kids called the Fab Five at
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