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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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    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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    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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    extremely important activity outside of the classroom that has helped me grow as an individual is Church League basketball at my local YMCA. From the outside looking in this league seems to be a form of glorified pick-up basketball with referees and a scoreboard but there is so much more to it. Almost half way through my junior year my father convinced me to try out for the varsity basketball team at school in November to which I hesitated at first but later gave in and tried out only to be cut. At first

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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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    It was a foggy morning ‚I’m getting ready for a basketball game. When I was ready T.Green picked me up. T.Green was my dad homeboy. We drove to the gym‚for the game. “You ready‚”T.Green said to me.”Yeah I said. I felt bold this game. The game started and I was the point guard. In first quarter something tragic happened. I went to the basketball and ran into someone. The kid was bleeding. The kid was crying like a newborn baby. But I didn’t care. I was to focus on my tooth‚it felt weird. The ref told

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    ways to shoot a basketball‚ but I have found the most fundamental theory that has improved ball players shooting from all around the world. NBA All-Stars such as Dwayne Wade‚ Kobe Bryant‚ and the all-time 3-point champion Ray Allen all follow this theory for shooting form. The theory is called B.E.E.F.‚ which stands for Balance‚ Elbow‚ Eyes‚ and Follow through. The first step to B.E.E.F. is Balance‚ which is the foundation of your shot. If you ever happen to catch a basketball game on TV or in

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    ball making a perfect “Swish.” The massive arena that took up the size of two full city blocks that we were playing in was dead silent with disbelief and had hatred for our team. We were supposed to lose so bad that our own players would quit NBA basketball from the embarrassment. Firstly‚ walking into the arena was the worst experience our team had been through. For instance‚ in Detroit it was pretty bad since they were known notoriously for their violent gangs and riots‚ but in L.A. it was a brand

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    many years that the game of basketball has been around for the game has changed drastically‚ such as adding a three point line‚ or going from being dominated by seven foot big men to favoring six foot point guards. The game has been around since 1891 and has seen all of these huge changes in a little over a century. By applying the Global Context of Identities and Relationships to the subject of Physical Education‚ we will obtain a better understanding of how basketball has changed throughout its

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    Phil became known as a victorious head coach‚ he was an ordinary athlete. Phil Jackson played basketball‚ football‚ and baseball in high school and was recruited to North Dakota University to play basketball after graduation. While attending the college‚ Phil helped his team win third-and fourth-place finishes in the NCAA Division II championships. Jackson was known as the “Zen Master” to the game of basketball. In 1967‚ Phil Jackson was drafted

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