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    something new‚ to learn how to play basketball! We made that decision mainly because we wanted to do an activity together for the winter term‚ and seventh graders didn’t have the option of doing the winter school play. We were very hesitant; only one of us had any experience playing basketball‚ and we didn’t think it would be very fun to run up and down a court trying to get a ball in a hoop. Still we kept an open mind and began to learn how to play. Basketball was a challenge for us. We all had

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    activity that I do participate in is basketball‚ my family always suggests me to do a sport during the summer so I can get some exercise. Exercising during the summer is a good idea‚ usually during the summer people tend to gain weight. This seems to be like a good plan because if you gain weight‚ you can alsl lose weight by doing sports. It can also get all your energy out‚ like if you are mad in some way or if you just feel really energized. Doing anything like basketball‚ or other sports can be enjoyable

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    Scores during basketball games tend to reach high numbers‚ but the first recorded game ended in a 1-0 score. Basketball is a game of skill‚ finesse‚ and accuracy. The goal of basketball is to score more points than your opponent by shooting a ball into a hoop to receive points. Games are played inside a gymnasium using a round ball and two iron hoops that are 90 feet away from each other and both 10 feet above the ground. The basketball season starts at the end of fall and finishes in the beginning

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    How can technology affect Nba basketball? What effect does technology have on NBA basketball player? How are the NBA basketball players using technology. Many basketball leagues are starting to use technology. Some people say it is helping the teams‚ but some people think that they just hurt the players. This essay will show you the pros and cons so you can decide whether you think it is good or not. This matters because it changes the whole league. How do the teams use the technology. How they

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    Die with fame‚ not without. A.E. Housman can concur. The poems‚ “Ex-Basketball Player” by John Updike and “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman both concentrate on what occurs after an athlete’s days of glory. Most of them seek fame‚ but only a few will achieve it. Their goal is not to die within their days of glory‚ it is to live on and have their fame live for an eternity. Unfortunately‚ in today’s society athletes mainly want the monetary success that comes along fame. They quickly become

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    The Boom of the Basketball I have always love to play basketball. The swish when you make it just right‚and the boom of the basketball hitting the floor “are sounds I love”. When I first started playing basketball‚ my mom and my couch Richard knew that I was expectational. I played with Richard for a few years‚ then one day he told us about this newspaper ad he saw for a team named “Eugene Fire”. My mom decided to check it out‚ so she called the coach‚ Jim. He said I probably

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    I think that basketball is the best sport because It’s fun to shoot 3 pointers. It’s fun to try and steal the ball. I like to run down the court and shoot a layup because i’m fast. It’s entertaining to pass the ball around because I can get the assist. Basketball is more than just running back and forth. In basketball I made some more friends with my team.Basketball is what I believe in. In basketball I learned new things. I learned that there is someone called Michael Jordan I saw that he could

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    Basketball and baseball are the second and third most played sports in the U.S.A. This year the Chicago Cubs won the world series ending an over a century year run of not winning a world series. The same year the Lebron James guided the Cleveland Cavaliers to an exquisite win the NBA finals ending a streak of over five decades of not winning a final. Whereas basketball and baseball are different‚ basketball is played on a court and baseball is played on a field. They are also similar as they are

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    Chris Herren: Basketball Junkie to Mentor With drugs everywhere in this world‚ Chris Herren became what he never believed he would; a drug addict. Chris grew up in a poor family in Fall River‚ MA and could have become a NBA star. He was predicted to be the number 1 pick in the NBA draft if he was clean. Now‚ not even the highs of his NCAA and NBA career will cover up what he has done to his life. The life of Christopher Albert Herren is a true example of how a person can overcome a struggle and

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    Nike Basketball Shoes: The Best for the Best In 1917‚ Chuck Taylor was the first to introduce the world to a shoe developed specifically for basketball; the Converse All-Star. They were all black‚ with a rubber sole and a canvas body that laced up over the top of the ankle. It’s hard to believe that for the next fifty years this basic design would be renowned as the world best basketball shoe. By the time the 70’s rolled around‚ Converse developed a slightly more modern version of their

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