Basketball. What is it? How did it begin? Why is it so popular now as opposed to earlier in history. Basketball was brought to fruition in 1891‚ as a counterbalance to outdoor activities‚ the likes of soccer and lacrosse. It’s creator‚ Dr. James Naismith‚ a presbyterian preacher who worked as a physical education teacher at the YMCA international School (now Springfield College) was told to find and “athletic distraction” for the students there‚ and thus‚ basketball was born. Later on‚ in 1950
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I have a passion for basketball. Basketball is my favorite sport. I’ve been playing organized basketball since I was four years old‚ at least as long as I can remember. Basketball is a very big important part of me. This is something that I am really good at and makes me very happy when I play. My mom supports me playing basketball very rarely. It seems like my mom doesn’t care but I think she does deep down inside. My mom wants me to focus more on school then basketball. Her motto is “business
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“TIMEOUT!” It all came down to this. The seniors had been honored‚ tears were shed‚ and the fans were ecstatic! Our district rival‚ St. John of Plaquemine had the ball with just over two seconds on the clock. Our small forward‚ Dustin Blanchard‚ who also happened to be one of the two seniors honored that night‚ just drained what everyone had thought to be the game-winning lay-up. The noise was deafening as St. John’s Hayden Heminway stood to throw in what had to be a full court pass‚ a prayer to
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I have played basketball since the sixth grade. However‚ for the duration of my middle school years‚ I was repeatedly cut from the A team and I did not get the opportunity to play significant minutes in game until my eighth grade year. In many ways‚ that year was a turning point for my basketball career. Frustrated with being the only eighth-grader to be on the B team‚ I dedicated myself to improving as much as possible‚ both during and after the season. That year‚ I was most valuable player for
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In the poem "Ex-Basketball Player" the author John Updike asserts the theme that some people spend their entire lives remembering the past instead of focusing on their present future. The character in the poem‚ a man named Flick Webb use to be a very good basketball player in high school. He seems to be caught up in what he was and not what he is now. His life is just passing by him because he is stuck in the past and not focused on what he is doing in his life now. He floats around on his job and
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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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there are many cardiovascular benefits of basketball. Between bouts of running‚ jumping‚ dribbling‚ and bouts of rests‚ kids are participating in total body interval training without even realizing it. Interval training boosts aerobic capacity‚ energy levels‚ and metabolism‚ which in turn helps kids concentrate more in school. The ability to control our limbs in space may come naturally‚ but being able to pass and shoot with precision during a basketball game takes special training and repetitive
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mindsets? When you have a fixed mindset‚ you believe that “your qualities are carved in stone” (Dweck‚ 2007‚ pg. 6). Someone with a fixed mindset is always trying to prove themselves over and over again (Dweck‚ 2007). Let’s take my situation with basketball for example. I played one year and decided that I was too short to play on a team. I had heard that short people couldn’t play well. I didn’t think I was capable of being on a team‚ and I decided to quit playing all together. Another person may
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soccer can cause head injuries‚ sprains‚ and fractures. In the article‚ it states that soccer is a dangerous sport and causes kids to go to the ER more. Soccer attracts kids of all athletic. According to LaBella a doctor in an emergency room most of the injuries she treats is kids that didn’t have the athletic capability to play soccer. LaBella said that most kids just wanted to be with their friend. Some kids lack the needed training to play soccer. Soccer causes many head injuries. The rate of treated
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Basketball is my life and the focus of my dreams. Ever since my father introduced me to the sport‚ I have been passionate about it. When I was four‚ I received my first Fisher Price basketball court. The court was in my house and the basket was only five feet tall. My parents placed it in the living room since it was the only room in the house without carpet. I practiced shooting every day. I would wear my father’s sneakers and imitate basketball moves that I had seen on T.V. At that age‚ I did
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