Outside the sun was shinning brightly‚ while inside the basketball gym‚ everyone cheered. Today was of course the one game we had to win to get into the playoffs. Everybody cheered hoping for our team’s victory. At practice this morning we felt ready‚ so we thought. Now it was sunset‚ and The Wolves were waiting; they were legends in the county and were trying to get their 4th playoff trophy. My whole team was on the court setting up for the game and everything was ready. Finally‚ when the hosts
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Basketball Belief It was six o’clock in the morning and Kyle woke up from a dream of him being a big time basketball player in the NBA. Kyle is a very big‚ heavy footed kid that loves to play basketball. Though he is horrible at basketball and he knows it‚ he still wants to play the game. Kyle put on his shoes and went outside to shoot some hoops. Then he decided to go to the gym instead of his court at home. At the gym he saw a flier posted on the wall and it said “Private Basketball lessons with
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when I was preparing to try out for the high school basketball team upon entering my freshman year. I was never able to make it past tryouts in my previous years due to the fact that I was overweight‚ out of shape‚ unhealthy‚ and terrible at basketball. So I decided that the summer before I began high school and started tryouts that I was going to get in the best possible shape I could that summer and concentrate only on improving my basketball skills and fundamentals. I was still extremely untalented
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Basketball Activity Class Sherwood Middle School has just added a new elective class for students to attend. This class is the Basketball Activity Class. The basketball Activity class is and elective that a lot of students are excited for. Around the school‚ students are saying that this class is their favorite one yet. This elective class also seems to be a popular one. Many students were wishing that they could’ve had the class as one of their electives. This class is one that teaches the
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Fouls are caused by physical contact (holding‚ pushing)‚ or actions (acting out like you are going to hit another player but you don’t) or even extreme abusive yelling or cussing (technical foul). Violations are actions by players that break a basketball rule – such as traveling‚ stepping on the line‚ and back court. Prior to each “Foul” call the referee will first perform this signal… Stop the Clock! Prior to each “Violation” the Ref will first perform this signal… “Fouls” Fouls are the
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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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When I was 10 years old we were out from school on summer break me‚ my brother Wan and my two cousins Shawntavious & Phillip were riding our bikes to the local park to play basketball around 8:00 AM in the morning. We played about 3 games of 21‚ my brother Wan won most of the games. He would never play defense‚ but always shooting long range 3-point shots with him being the shortest that style of play made the most sense. We all got tired of losing and everybody was hungry‚ so we decided to head
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The Stanford Cardinals men’s basketball team won‚ 82-69 over visitng Arizona State on Thursday night. With the win‚ the Cardinals ended a two-game losing streak and continued their ninth straight win at home. This was an important game for the Pac-10 Conference teams. After the game‚ Stanford (9-4‚13-9) remained a game behind co-leaders UCLA and California. Stanford senior‚ Matt Haryasz‚ who scored 22 points‚ said: "Right now we just need to win. We’re only a game out of first and we think
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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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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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