Basketball is a simple game where you have two teams with 5 players on each and you try and shoot the ball into the hoop. Of course‚ there are a lot of rules to follow but that is the main idea behind the game. About 5 years ago my stepsister‚ Isabel‚ was playing basketball for the Bedford Eagles and I would occasionally go see her games. At some point‚ I decided I wanted to play‚ so the next season I joined the Bedford Eagles. Through my 5 years‚ I have learned a lot about basketball and about myself
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Naomi Nikeeta Phagau Edmonton Grads Basketball Team: Notes Link: www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/edmonton-grads * Female basketball team * Based at McDougall Commercial High school in Edmonton * Very successful * Dr. James Naismith called them - “The finest basketball team that ever stepped out on a floor” * They earned a lot of respect from Canada and abroad * Edmontonians were proud to consider them representatives of their city Book: Celebrating
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In basketball‚ always dribble with your head up. No‚ this is not something I learned from one of my coaches or any of my teammates. This is one of the many lessons I learned from a young African refugee. It began on a snowy day‚ peering through my frost bitten window at the basketball hoop across the street. Amongst the falling snow there was someone I had never seen before with a basketball in his hand and a smile wider than I thought the blistering cold would allow. At first‚ I was hesitant to
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My realization of playing volleyball occurred at the beginning of my teenage years. It was a sparked interest from my parents and friends always tossing the ball around for fun. I was a mere twelve years old when I knew volleyball was my drive. Tryouts began the start of seventh grade‚ and I had long decided to be part of the team regardless if I failed miserably at it. It was a long and eventful day filled with balls being tossed‚ passed‚ and served over the net. As soon as I arrived home‚ I
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Michael Jordan is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He rose from being cut on his high school team to being the most accomplished player of all time‚ essentially conquering the NBA. Michael Jordan attended UNC after receiving a full ride his senior year. Michael Jordan was drafted 3rd in the nba draft‚ and began his career on the Chicago Bulls. Michael Jordan is the most revolutionary basketball player of all time because of his consistent performance throughout his career‚ his
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Lizzie has always consistently been there for me since day one. Even though Lizzie tried to get me stirred‚ I couldn’t handle much more. Last summer‚ before the season started I went to this place called Cleveland Basketball School where you go for a nonstop 2 hour workout session or routine. Since my parents paid so much for this camp‚ and Dominique still consists on saying ridiculous comments to me‚ it eventually made me upset. Then at that very second‚ my head almost bursted because of what I
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Between 4th and 5th grade I joined a basketball team. I was in tryouts but I didn’t think I did so well. I ended up making the team though. Practices after practices‚ my first game took place. My friend John played basketball too; but we weren’t on the same team. It turns out we play each other for the first game. John said “do you want to ride to the courts with me?” I said “yea‚ what time do you want to meet me?” John asked “what time do you have to show up to the courts?” I replied “my coach
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Pearls Before Swine Where you are can explain who you are. Why you are in a particular place and how you got there tell an outside observer about your decisions and the inferred motives behind those decisions. In “Ex-Basketball Player‚” John Updike introduces a character whose surroundings emulate his success in life: Flick Webb. Flick’s momentary success did not remain later in his life. Because setting partially defines a person‚ Updike uses it‚ along with tone and irony to remind readers that
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Have you ever felt you could not play basketball? Well now you can feel you can by doing the topics below. One topic is training‚ it is always good to be in good shape and have strength to be shooting threes. Training could be practicing shooting and passing to other teammates. Exercise would be skilled work like push ups‚ pull ups‚ and many more. Some exercises would be front squats‚ power lunge‚ chin up‚ and suicides.Training gives you strength and makes you a better player and get rebounds.
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Flickerball Flickerball is a fast pace sport that very similar to football and basketball. It consists 6 to 40 players divided into two teams throwing‚ running and catching a football. It is played either in the gym or on an outside field. There are no regulations regarding the length of the game or time-outs but most games usually last about 40 minutes. Players score by successfully get the ball to their goal. Flickerball was created by Davidson College in 1951 for an alternative
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