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    Adam Adubato 2-28-2012 Human Resource Management and FSU Basketball When trying to build a strong organizational culture‚ planning and recruitment are two major aspects to building this culture successfully. Not only is this important to business organizations‚ but it is also important in collegiate sports. The Florida State Seminoles have had recent success in college basketball‚ and I decided to look into the profiles of some of the team’s top recruits under coach Hamilton. After closely studying

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    “It’s not about being the best‚ it’s about being better than you were.” In 6th grade‚ my dad took me to a new basketball team tryouts. I was sitting in my room one day. When suddenly‚ I heard my dad call my name. “Mckenzie‚ do you want to tryout for an AAU basketball team‚ The Truth Basketball?” Obviously‚ I had agreed‚ then he told me that the tryouts were that night. Suddenly‚ right after he told me‚ I started to practice until we had to leave. Now‚ we had arrived at the gym‚ I was freaking out

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    It started when I signed up for basketball I had told my mom about it she was happy for me because I never really signed up for sports so when I did it was a surprise I loved Basketball and had played it almost everyday since I was little but I stopped playing because my parents got busy and I didn’t have anyone to play with or go against so I slowly stopped. The next day I stayed after school to go to basketball practice. When I showed up‚ I saw my friends there and they were surprised. I did pretty

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    maroon tinted maple leaves onto his face as he strolled through the park’s veldt-coloured grass. In his hand sat a faded criminal orange basketball that he tossed from hand to hand as he approached the court on the other side of the field. Alvin wore a cloak of enthusiasm‚ as he walked up the brief flight of stairs up to the elevated court‚ looking for a vacant basketball hoop to practice on. He crossed the court’s faded white lines‚ now tainted with grime‚ passing other groups that were competitively

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    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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    If I had to pick one achievement that I have done to make my community a better place‚ it would be about my basketball team when I was in the high school. Since the school is a small private school‚ I was a co-captain when I was a sophomore‚ which was my last year of high school because I graduated early by taking the high school proficiency exam called CHSPE. What I did as the co-captain was asking a coach to join the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). It is one of the biggest sports league

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    The scoreboard shows 95-96; the Cleveland Cavaliers are trailing the Los Angeles Lakers by one point. It is the final game of the NBA season and Lebron James is leading Cleveland through their victorious season. One year earlier‚ the team coach drafted James into Cleveland’s team hoping that this amateur would demonstrate the winning edge to the Cavaliers. The coach anticipated witnessing Lebron playing in a game; all doubts vanished when he realized the true skills of the young man. Now‚ Lebron’s

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    thing that clicks in the brain to know this thing is special. Being given a basketball was all it took for me to know that I had found real love and a best friend. The ball was brand new‚ just out of the box. It was orange and smelled like a factory of rubber. The ball was give to me for Christmas when all I wanted was to shoot crumpled up pieces of paper into a trashcan. The wrapping paper was unique with basketballs and pink bows covering every inch. The first rip of the paper and it was certain

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    Basketball and golf are two very different sports. The one major reason how they are different is because basketball is considered as a team sport while golf is more of an individual sport. There are advantages to playing just a team sports or an individual sport. Playing on either a team or individual sports has its pros and cons. In team sports winning and losing depends on many variables. It does not matter which team as the better player‚ most of the time‚ towards the end of the game the

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    I had just gotten the basketball passed to me by one of my teammates. At that moment I decided to attempt making a shot. With the ball in my hand‚ I run into the key to make a basket. Instead the opponent’s centers try to block my shot‚ but I shoot before I crash into them. They were tall‚ one with white skin and was skinny‚ the other has light brown skin and was muscular. As I jumped up and released the ball‚ when I was coming down I see the basketball make it into the hoop. My teammate gives me

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