Almost all people are fond of travelling. It is very interesting to see new places‚ another towns and countries. People may travel either for pleasure or on business. There are various means of travelling. For me there is nothing like travel by air; it is more comfortable‚ more convenient and‚ of course‚ far quicker than any other means. There is none of the dust and dirt of a railway or car journey‚ none of the trouble of changing from train to steamer and then to another train. With a train
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Jaynyah Bland Miss B. English1-2nd per. Dec 7. 2012 My Basketball Experience When I was in the 8th grade‚ I came back to public school. I was eager to make the basketball team. My friends who were on the team last year motivated me to tryout. So after school I went to the tryouts and surprisingly‚ I saw most of my friends there. The coach‚ coach Huff‚ had us do lay ups‚ free throws‚ running up the bleachers‚ three point line shooting‚ two point line shooting‚ and suicides. Then we had to
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High School Basketball Coach The article “High school Basketball Coach” James R. in gig‚ 2001 describes how much the coach loves instructing basketball at a Catholic high school in Pennsylvania. He says that his recruiting efforts have to be extremely discreet and that the school’s athletic director told him to never get caught recruiting players. The coach brags that he has never been caught and does not expect to be caught. Moreover‚ he never sends letters‚ leaving no paper trail and is never
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Saturday morning‚ a team workout every other day and games on Tuesday and Friday. Basketball has always been a huge part of my life and family. It has impacted me and who I am today. The sport brought my family closer together and has shaped us in ways we couldn’t have imagined. It has taught me many valuable lessons and improved a number of my characteristics. I truly believe that I wouldn’t be the person I am today if basketball wasn’t such a huge component to my life and to my family. My father introduced
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Industry Analysis The basketball industry has no lack of consumers‚ organizations such as the NBA‚ the WNBA‚ college basketball‚ high school basketball‚ and countless other basketball organizations located overseas function and train year round. This being said there are millions of potential customers for the Shot Blocker. The sports business industry is worth an estimated 213 billion dollars. The National Basketball Association alone is worth a whopping 3 billion dollars. More specifically‚
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After looking at the title of the poem “Ex-Basketball Player‚” I assume it is about a former basketball player and his life now. After I read the poem‚ I find out that John Updike‚ the author‚ starts the first paragraph by describing a town. He tells about the trolley tracks and some of the stores‚ including a plaza and a garage. Then‚ the author goes on to introduce a character in the poem‚ Flick Webb‚ who helps in the garage in town. In the second paragraph‚ the author explains that Webb used to
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Basketball is a common sport around the nation. It has an offense and a defense like any other sport does. The players have to make the shots to gain the points within the four quarters. It’s not that easy to just make shots‚ there’s certain plays and a way to set up each play to make a basket‚ or also defend your basket. Each position has its own importance on the field and nothing like a little teamwork will get the job done. There are three main positions to make up an offense or defense play
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First we look at a Men’s 12U basketball tournament. The overall feel was‚ for a lack of better words‚ boring. Even the “close games” (within 10 points) left me wondering where I was and if this was sports. No excitement. Not even from the players. It was like watching these kids do a job. Our job was to play like this‚ win or lose. Either way‚ it was less exciting than SCSU basketball games.. and that’s saying something. The only organization that I saw was the tournament board‚ which was typed out
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As a player for the Hanford West basketball team‚ I was placed into situations that required me to step up and be the leader of the team. One of these situations was during a game when our most talented player had been injured. I know my teammates relied on me to be the one to look up to for all the answers. I was certain I would have to go beyond my capabilities to lead this unit to victory. The game started off horribly because of the evident lack of effort from our team. As the commander of this
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HISTORY TIME LINE OF BASKETBALL 1891 Basketball is invented by Dr. James Naismith‚ an instructor at a YMCA in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. 1895 The backboard is introduced to prevent fans from interfering with play (baskets were often hung on balconies). 1898 The first professional league‚ the National Basketball League‚ is formed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 1908 The dribbler is permited to shoot the ball‚ and the NCAA eliminates the double dribble. 1914 NCAA‚ Amateur Athletic Union and YMCA
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