The autumn breeze swept the 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
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For the past three years I have worked as a coach for the youth basketball organization‚ the Next Year’s Stars. We are composed of twelve basketball teams‚ spread out amongst four coaches‚ with myself being the youngest and second most tenured coach. There are practices running at least once a day‚ with games scheduled all Saturdays and Sundays. I only run practices twice a week and coach two to three games per weekend. Though I thoroughly enjoy the opportunity I have to instill the fundamentals
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Most people would be satisfied with winning an NBA championship at least once in their life‚ but not Shaquille O’Neal. According to an interview with Ebony Magazine‚ Mr. Shaq has massive academic plans. The basketball star already has his masters in business administration‚ but plans on receiving a doctoral degree in organizational learning and leadership from Barry University. It’s been three years since this interview article was posted‚ so it’s certain that Dr. O’Neal (as he wishes to be called
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Greetings from Chicago! We miss you so much and we cannot wait for your family to move here! Oh my‚ I have so much to tell! This week has been amazing and I truly wish you could be here with us. As you know‚ when we moved here‚ we moved by an amazing place called Hull House. At this place‚ there are sports teams and there are classes for children! It is so exciting! I have joined the basketball team (despite my mother’s disliking for the sport) and I am taking a sewing class and a drawing class
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Oklahoma City Thunder’s star player Russell Westbrook registered his second consecutive triple-double game performance of the league’s young season against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Sunday evening. Westbrook‚ who tied Magic Johnson’s 18-career triple-doubles last season‚ scored 33 points‚ 16 assists and 12 rebounds in their 113-96 routing of the Luke Walton-headed ballclub. The two-time NBA All-Star Game MVP’s stat lines for that night were also the game’s
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Two specific skills that are applicable for basketball and ultimate are passing skills and high vertical jumps. A successful basketball team consists of players who make strong and accurate passes – overhead passes‚ chest passes‚ or bounce passes – to one another‚ ensuring the team’s control and possession of the ball. Similarly‚ in ultimate‚ players must practice their frisbee throws – backhand‚ or forehand flicks – so that they eventually are able to pass the disc to exactly where the player wants
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The Portland Trail Blazers will be attempting to claim their fourth victory in the Western Conference First Round Playoffs best-of-seven series when they face the injury-plagued Los Angeles Clippers at the Moda Center on Friday evening for the climacteric Game 6. The Trail Blazers lead the series with a favorable 3-2 advantage and in a position of finishing off their opening-round with another win at home to advance to the next stage and book a Western Conference semifinal showdown against the defending
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Young Westbrook was growing up with a basketball family. His dad Russell Sr. was a Basketball star taught Westbrook how to play basketball at the age of five. Westbrook’s mom also taught them how to play hoops and became the first mother to teach their son to play basketball. Westbrook was attracting little attention being 5’8’’ freshman in High school in Lawndale‚ and the following year he endured a personal tragedy when teammate died after a pickup game. Westbrook played his way into the starting
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Michigan State senior guard Denzel Valentine didn’t expect to send out a message of farewell to fans over social media this weekend. He expected to be playing basketball with his Spartan teammates in the Sweet 16 at the United Center in Chicago. He is the national player of the year in many services and his team was rolling so well that he predicted a national championship. The Spartans tied for second in the Big Ten during the regular season and won the Big Ten tournament with tough games over Purdue
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You know him as the point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association. He played for 13 seasons. But did you know that he has an honorary doctorate degree in business? NBA Sports legend Magic Johnson was recently awarded an honorary doctorate degree at Xavier University. According to Business Insider‚ he received a Doctorate of Business. “I am now Dr. Magic!” boasts Magic Johnson. He proudly proclaimed the honor on his Instagram page. His recent award just boosts his
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