boulder by tossing smaller rocks from about 20 feet away (Lauren S. Bahr‚ 1995). <br> <br>There has been no question that basketball was first played in the United States. In fact‚ the first game was played at the International Young Men ’s Christian Association Training School‚ now called Springfield College. (Joseph Morse‚ 1973) Naismith invented basketball as an alternative to the calisthenics and marching his students practiced to keep fit in the winters (Lauren S. Bahr‚ 1995). <br> <br>Basketball was
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to the national spotlight and that battle is regarding high school‚ colleges‚ universities and professional sports organizations continuing to display and or use mascots that can be considered culturally offensive and borderline racist. As stated this has been an issue for quite some time but up until recently this issue has been continuously thrown into the national spotlight by the media. This issue has gained so much national attention that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
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basketball at age nine‚and went to a junior sports school at the same age.His parents are former athlete in China‚so he has a perfect environment to do what he does really like. Yao has become the first person from China to enter NBA (National Basketball Association )draft in 2001.After that‚his talent that playing football was completely bring into play‚at the same time‚In years 2001to 2007‚he has got many achievements.Literally more and more people who began to pay more attention to the superstar
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NBA vs WNBA Victor Zuniga Composition and Communication I June 30‚ 2013 Abstract We are going to talk about the differences about the National Basketball Association and the Woman National Basketball Association. Because right now the popularity on the WNBA is known than the NBA‚ mainly because of the excitement of the NBA brings to the fans is a lot more entertaining than the WNBA‚ obviously because in the NBA have more money to pay their players and to have nice venue. An interview
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Coaches Association National Convention‚ Indiana Black Expo‚ the United Way of Central Indiana‚ and the American Diabetes Association. He retired from coaching in 2008 and now serves as an analyst for NBC’s Football Night in America. He and his wife‚ Lauren‚ are the parents of seven children. Earvin "Magic" Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson‚ Jr. (born August 14‚ 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball
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HOW IS THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION MARKETED? Page I. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………….. 1 II. INTERNATIONAL MARKETING…………………………………………... 2‚ 3 III. MARKETING IN CHINA…………………………………………………….. 3‚ 4 IV. MARKETING TO HISPANICS………………………………………………. 4 V. DIFFERENT RESOURCES USED IN MARKETING……………………….. 5 VI. MARKETING PARTNERS…………………………………………………… 6‚ 7 VII. MARKETING NBA PLAYERS………………………………………………
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If you ask most people what professional sports gives back to the community the most. A lot of sports fans may be bias and say the National football league‚ major league soccer‚ major league baseball‚ or the National hockey League. Although they may feel as though that particular organization donates more. I feel as though the national basketball Association (NBACARES) has been tremendous in helping people across the world. Since October 2005 according to www.nbacares.com the league and teams have
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History of Basketball Basketball was invented in December 1891 by the Canadian clergyman‚ educator‚ and physician James Naismith. Naismith introduced the game when we was an instructor at the Young Men’s Christian Association Training School (now Springfield College) in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. At the request of his superior‚ Dr. Luther H. Gulick‚ he organized a vigorous recreation suitable for indoor winter play. The game involved elements of American football‚ soccer‚ and hockey‚ and the first
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(Awarded a 2004 Goldsmith Book Prize by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press‚ Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University‚ and the 2004 David Easton Prize by the Foundations of Political Theory Section of the American Political Science Association) JOURNAL
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Naismith was a physician from Canada and attended McGill’s University in Montreal‚ Canada. After working as McGill’s Athletic director he went to Springfield‚ Massachusetts. He introduced the game when he was an instructor at the Young Men Christian Association Training School in Springfield. He created the game because he needed to think of something the kids would be able to play during those cold winters‚ in a small area. He wanted to come up with something where you wouldn’t have to be the strongest
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