Basketball Due: 12/1/10 Table of Contents History of Basketball Page 1 Rules/Fouls/Violations Page 3 Court Diagram Page 7 Bibliography Page 8 History of Basketball In early December 1891‚ Luther Gulick‚ chairman of the physical education department at the School for Christian Workers‚ now Springfield College in Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ instructed physical education teacher James Naismith to invent a new game to
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the team‚ the coaches’ ability has a huge influence on the outcome. Committing to a career as a basketball coach has many responsibilities and challenges‚ although it can be beneficial. Focusing on being a successful basketball coach means believing in the staff and team. According to Tammy Murray‚ a previous high school basketball coach‚ “what if” statements are an ineffective way to coach a basketball team because they cause the individuals to think for themselves and not as a team. Murray also
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Communications 110 2 February 2011 Real Pro Wrestling Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of The professional sports league called Real Pro Wrestling. Central Idea: Real Pro Wrestling was a professional sports league that differed from modern professional wrestling. Important factors include how the league started‚ who watches it‚ who competes in it‚ and where it is today. Introduction What do you think of when somebody mentions‚ “professional wrestling”? Most likely you
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College Essay Since I was 7 years old‚ basketball has played an integral part of my life. I have devoted countless hours to not just a sport‚ but a passion‚ an outlet; to the game that I love. When I arrived at Bow Middle School as a fifth grader‚ my classmates and I would always look up to the 7th and 8th grade middle school basketball teams. Every year during winter carnival‚ the boys and girls teams would play a game in front of the entire school. Playing in that game became a dream and a
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In college basketball‚ alley oops‚ fancy no look passes‚ and trash talking‚ are just some of the things we are now accustomed to today. Before 1991 though‚ it was all about making the simple plays just to get the ball in the hoop. Before the 90’s all players would wear long white socks and short shorts‚ but now baggy shorts that go to your knees and black socks are in style around the world. What caused these changes to take place? It was a group of college basketball kids called the Fab Five at
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Today I talked to my grandma Elizabeth Regan whose maiden name is Blake. I asked her some questions about our family history and found out some very interesting information. My great great grandpa John Blake lived in Clark County‚ Ireland. His family and him lived on a farm that they spent most of their time working on. Eventually they decided to immigrate to America‚ the main reason for this is because of the Great Famine or the Potato Famine. John had eleven siblings‚ the oldest named Bill‚ was
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Hey all you amateur basketball players out there. Read this to find out how to improve your game! <br> <br><b>Tip 1:</b> <br>To be a great basketball player‚ you first must know your strengths and weaknesses. Big tall people don’t need to shoot threes and short people shouldn’t be in the middle struggling to get rebounds. Very physically able players should use that to there advantage to jump higher‚ run faster‚ and play better than their opponents. Not very strong or fast players should use fakes
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brand of basketball shoes designed and created by Michael Jordan‚ a former professional player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Over the duration of his career‚ Jordan broke numerous records‚ many of which still hold to this day. The Air Jordan line was first introduced to the world in 1985‚ a year after Jordan signed a hefty contract with Nike despite being a rookie in the league. The first shoe to debut was the Air Jordan I‚ which quickly transformed the realm of basketball shoes. The
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evaluate how the various techniques a person can use to shoot a basketball at various distances and how it can affect the likely hood of making a basket. We predicted that a person was more likely to make it if they shot it over handed with some jump‚ so that the ball would have more force behind it. Procedure Step 1: Gather five willing participants and a good basketball. For this experiment we used five different people with average basketball skills. We tried to use more people‚ because it would be
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playing basketball in our community basketball courts. I decided to visit the basketball court on Saturday to observe as many players as I can. I spent about hour or so just studying how the kids were positioning their hands‚ grips‚ legs‚ and overall body before they took the shot. In addition‚ I also found that many of the kids were playing with their dads who were also teaching them. From that‚ I realized that what if there was a system that could teach new players how to play basketball correctly
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