“Good job Josie!” Coach Matt said with a beaming smile. He passed the ball back to the third-grade student. “One more shot and you’ll be number one!” I watched this scene unfold while leaning on the wall biting my nails. Well‚ I would have been if I wasn’t shaking so much. The Hoop Shoot event only came once a year‚ and I wanted to participate. The competition takes place in a high school basketball court. Students that make it shoots as many balls as they can through the hoop. The person that makes
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Over Thanksgiving break I did all my favorite things. I played basketball for the first two days for 2 hours‚ Then I went to Arkansas where I got to go to another Arkansas football game that lasted 5 hours and was a back and forth game so it kept me standing‚ and on the way home I watched my favorite TV show criminal minds. A lot of people have different favorite things‚ but some of my favorites are‚ playing sports‚ watching Arkansas football‚ and watching a good TV show. First of all‚ playing sports
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“A Pivotal Moment” Narrative Composition I had never been so anxious in my life. Standing in the hallway‚ I watched as the expressions on people’s faces changed as they stared at the tiny paper. I was only in the sixth grade‚ but this seemed like the most important moment of my life. This day could end up shaping my future and help me to accomplish my dream‚ or‚ do the complete opposite. Today‚ the grade six‚ basketball A team had been announced. I pushed past the anxiety and went over to look
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Introducing my memoir is about my basketball season this year. I Knew that I wanted to play basketball in this year was my time and chance to play. Playing basketball was really the only thing I was thinking of and wanted to do since it was my time. I was so ready to ball out this season. After boosting myself up‚ I finally decided to try out. I was told we would have a new coach. I was a little scared that we wouldn’t have our old coach anymore. Also‚ when the team was mad a little after‚ our old
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Silently skilled Jacob Jones‚ an introvert sophomore‚ exerts his energy into basketball rather than talking. It is said Jones has three special character traits that not many talented athletes his age have: focus‚ priorities‚ and the ability to be humble. “I guess [I am humble]‚ I don’t really brag much about being good”‚ says Jones‚ looking down and shrugging his shoulders. Not only does Jones set a positive example with his humble attitude‚ he sets an example with his work ethic. A tenth grader
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Kyrie Irving Kyrie Irving was born march 23‚ 1992.Kyrie Irving grew up in Melbourne‚ Australia.melbourne was a really poor town with barely any money and no sports that were big there.until Kyrie Irvingwas born. Kyrie Irving learned early.Kyrie Irving learned how to dribble a basketball when he was 18 months old‚shoot a free throw when he was 4‚shoot a three pointer when he was 6‚and make a left hand layup left handed when he was 8. From that point on Kyrie irving and his family knew he was meant
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Basketball. What is it? How did it begin? Why is it so popular now as opposed to earlier in history. Basketball was brought to fruition in 1891‚ as a counterbalance to outdoor activities‚ the likes of soccer and lacrosse. It’s creator‚ Dr. James Naismith‚ a presbyterian preacher who worked as a physical education teacher at the YMCA international School (now Springfield College) was told to find and “athletic distraction” for the students there‚ and thus‚ basketball was born. Later on‚ in 1950
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My two characters that I will be comparing and contrasting are Stevie and Susan Carol from the book “Last Shot”. They have some things in common but they are also different. They both won a contest to go to the final four. They both are friends but they try to out beat each other. Stevie and Susan Carol have some things that are similar. They both like basketball‚ you can tell that because they try to win a writing competition to go to the final four then you’re definitely a basketball fan
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The Boston Celtics are currently negotiating with the Denver Nuggets on a possible trade involving former Italian League MVP Danilo Gallinari‚ as reported by the Boston Herald. The report said that initial talks had been unsuccessful but both teams have agreed in reviving the discussions on the 6-foot-10 stretch four. However‚ there were conflicting speculations about the willingness of the Nuggets to deal Gallinari. Some accounts said that Denver is keen on trading him “for the proper price” while
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“Jack‚ stay focused out there we believe in you” Coach Mike told Jackson in the pregame huddle in the locker room. 36-year-old Jackson Smith was last the man on the Team USA roster‚ the team needed a veteran player to contrast the explosive‚ athletic and talented young players. Jackson somehow found his way into the starting lineup due to a collision between the teams two point guards at a practice yesterday. Jackson hadn’t played a single minute during the entire Olympics. Jackson‚ the coaches‚
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