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    Basketball is a very important sport to me because you get to meet new people and build a team with them. I love playing because when you’re playing you can blow off steam and take your anger out on the court. If I’m angry or upset I play basketball because that’s where I can go and take all my anger out without hurting anyone. Basketball also builds up your confidence‚ when you make a shot your confidence boosts up and that’s when you start to play better. Basketball also teaches you life lessons

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    Basketball is a team sport with five players per team. There’s a center‚ power forward‚ small forward‚ point guard‚ and shooting guard. Brought up in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith‚ it has become one of the most popular and widely viewed sports in America. The objective of basketball is to shoot a round ball into a hoop placed ten feet in the air. Basketball consists of many rules and regulations or fouls. There are two types of fouls: technical fouls and disqualifying fouls. Today there are two leagues:

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    Height of Discourse After I watched two hours of intense play and the huddle split‚ I observed high fives and complex handshakes of some sort. “Hampton on three. Hampton on three. ONE‚ TWO‚ THREE‚ HAMPTON!” They started coming my way; as an ex-basketball player‚ deep down I yearned for a handshake or some kind of acknowledgment‚ but I sat there like a fork in the road. Each member parted around me to my left and to my right‚ some giving head nods and some giving nothing at all. I quickly realized

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    How can basketball affect the growth of a child? Basketball: my dreams‚ my life‚ my passion. Of course I had interest in several other sports (baseball and soccer being the two larger ones)‚ but none held my interest the way basketball did. Even when I was just a young boy‚ the game of basketball fascinated me and‚ ultimately‚ captured my heart. Growing up‚ I didn’t understand how much the game could have affected my life. Now‚ I want to coach to share my knowledge and love of basketball to positively

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    the team‚ the coaches’ ability has a huge influence on the outcome. Committing to a career as a basketball coach has many responsibilities and challenges‚ although it can be beneficial. Focusing on being a successful basketball coach means believing in the staff and team. According to Tammy Murray‚ a previous high school basketball coach‚ “what if” statements are an ineffective way to coach a basketball team because they cause the individuals to think for themselves and not as a team. Murray also

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    Basketball Guide‚ With Official Rules and Standards Basketball was designed by James Naismith in the year 1891. James Naismith was a physical education instructor at McGill University. He later taught at Springfield College and then the local YMCA at Springfield‚ Massachusetts. Under the supervision of physical education professional and expert‚ Luther Gulick‚ he developed basketball as an indoor game. Basketball was initially played with a soccer ball but James Naismith used a peach basket which

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    Hey all you amateur basketball players out there. Read this to find out how to improve your game! <br> <br><b>Tip 1:</b> <br>To be a great basketball player‚ you first must know your strengths and weaknesses. Big tall people don’t need to shoot threes and short people shouldn’t be in the middle struggling to get rebounds. Very physically able players should use that to there advantage to jump higher‚ run faster‚ and play better than their opponents. Not very strong or fast players should use fakes

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    Everyone wants to be great at something‚ right? Most people want to become successful by doing an activity that they enjoy. If you love playing basketball and would like to improve your game‚ you must work hard by doing dribbling‚ shooting‚ and defensive drills the correct way. As all basketball players should know‚ taking care of the ball is an essential part of the game. Not only do guards need to be able to dribble‚ but forwards and centers can benefit from this skill as well. You do not simply

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    Paul Ivory COM-231 July 22‚ 2012 Mark Matthews Ethical Issues and Tactics The ethical issues and tactics that I can think back on is when we had a basketball game and I did not realize it at the time but one of my players was fouled and as I was talking to one of the coaches another player was called to the foul line to shoot free throws and as I turn back around to see the player that was fouled standing at half court‚ and as I looked at him with a dumb look he shrugged his shoulders

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    Moving After the brief but shrill sound of the bell to signal school dismissal‚ I was looking forward to a very lazy three day weekend. As I gradually made my way home by means by walking slowly dragging my feet. This was because I was completely exhausted from this past week. I finally made it home and I was famished and and weary‚ I grabbed a bite to eat and headed to my room. After I consumed that banana I laid back on my savior for the moment‚ the bed and drifted off. Five

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