History of Basketball The first game similar to basketball may have been played by the early people of ancient Mexico as early as 500’s. The Mayan people used the decapitated skulls of their enemies as the ball. They also made sacrifices if you did not win the game. James Naismith was a man born on In 1861‚ James Naismith invented basketball. The idea of basketball came from Naismith’s early school education. He used to play a game known as duck-on-a-rock. The idea was to knock a "duck"
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Who is potentially the greatest basketball player in history has been argued for decades‚ but in more recent times‚ a newly found debate has emerged that includes the likes of Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Ever since each player debuted in their respective eras‚ they burst onto to the scene with skill sets never seen prior and made their mark on the game. As of right now‚ the general consensus is that Jordan holds that title‚ but various individuals are making the argument that LeBron is the greatest
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I like to see myself as dedicated to basketball‚ a great student‚ and a person people can rely on. I love the sport of basketball. It is my favorite sport and I love the sport so much that I dedicated my life to the sport so much because I want to try to go to college for it. When I play AAU basketball‚ I love meeting new and different people all the time. The game of basketball is fun and it relaxes me. My main goal is to go to a big college for basketball and on a full ride scholarship. School
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I Love Basketball 1 Basketball is among the world’s popular sports. Basketball refers to a sport played by two teams whose main goal is to shoot the ball through the rim placed horizontally while following a set of rules. The teams consist of five players and it is played on a marked rectangular court having two baskets on all width ends. The regulation basketball hoop comprises of a rim or basket attached to a backboard. The
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Basketball Unit Grade 3 Shooting Lesson Equipment for 30 students * 30 basketballs 50 Minute Lesson PASS Standards Objectives Psychomotor- TSWBAT shoot the ball with eyes on the goal‚ feet shoulder width apart facing the goal‚ following through making the shot 7 out of 10 tries from the free throw line. Cognitive- TSWBAT compare and contrast two similarities and differences between left and right handed layups orally with 90% accuracy. Affective- TSWBAT participate
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itself would contemplate a form. A basketball could be taken for example here where you can take the roundness of the object being the basketball in this case and separate the roundness from all of the other properties the basketball has like the weight and the color‚ focusing only of the roundness would be the form of roundness. Again here according to Plato roundness being the property in thought is a property that exist without even thinking about the basketball; the form in this case is an idea
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and eerie‚ the hardwood floor full of dust. The dark winter night didn’t help the situation much either. Ever since my entrance into the room all I could ever think about was the outcome. As time slowly passed‚ my frame slouched forward‚ every step taking its toll. I could feel my heart in my throat as the coach rolled the basketballs down the wood floor. Few dents and scuff marks left from shoes being showed proudly like an old soldier showing off his battle scars. We were running full court simulation
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defensive stop. These moments are what make basketball addictive. Basketball changes dramatically from high school to college. The speed/skill level of basketball in high school and college is very different. In high school basketball is slower. In high school‚ I would go right by defenders. I didn’t think it was easy‚ but I didn’t think it was super hard. The players in high school where I’m from was just a bunch of farmers trying to play basketball. Most of them just wanted to play the sports
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greatly”‚ Robert F. Kennedy. In 6th grade‚ I failed to make my school’s basketball team. When I look back on this time‚ I realize the lesson learned was far more important than simply making a basketball team. This experience allowed me to obtain a lesson that applied to all aspects of my life. This incident certainly played a major role in molding and allowing me to becoming who I am today. After 3 strenuous days of basketball tryouts at West middle school‚ tensions rose dramatically as the group
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Basketball Belief It was six o’clock in the morning and Kyle woke up from a dream of him being a big time basketball player in the NBA. Kyle is a very big‚ heavy footed kid that loves to play basketball. Though he is horrible at basketball and he knows it‚ he still wants to play the game. Kyle put on his shoes and went outside to shoot some hoops. Then he decided to go to the gym instead of his court at home. At the gym he saw a flier posted on the wall and it said “Private Basketball lessons with
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