have come to the conclusion that basketball is my all-time favorite pastime. Watching the sport on television is just as enjoyable as playing it. Strangely‚ basketball has always seemed to permeate my life in one way or another. Sometimes‚ I feel like I was born to dream‚ live‚ and even sleep thinking about basketball. Basketball is such an amazing sport and I cannot fathom living in a world in which the sport did not exist. Nonetheless‚ basketball has impacted my life in such a
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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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guarantee that people will carry this out. After the issuing of Title IX‚ many women in sports wished to step forward and be recognized. Part of the recognition they wanted was to be included in National Sports Associations like the men’s National Basketball Association. Eventually their cries were heard‚ and sports associations like the NBA agreed to merge and include women. Becoming included was an eye opening experience to many of these women and they have faced (and still do) doubts and discrimination
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Sports athletes are one of the most paid hard working people for your entertainment in our country. Are sports stars paid too much? Professional athletes are not paid too much because they work really hard. The owner of the team pays the players‚ and a small percentage of players make it to that level. Am athlete’s chances of playing in the professional leagues. Only a small percentage of high school and college athletes make it to the professional leagues. High school baseball players have a 10
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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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and basketball have many similarities‚ but are unique in their own ways. Both sports have been around for over 125 years. They both can be played in backyards‚ parks‚ or in professional arenas. Each sport is entertaining and has a big fanbase‚ and the goal is to put an object in a net using five players on each team. While the two sports have a lot in common there are lots of differences. In hockey you can push people off of the rubber disc that is called a puck to score. Pushing a player in hockey
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2008 Paying College Athletes College sports have gained a lot of positive attention over the past couple of years due to the athletes’ passion and desire for the sports. Being nationally televised and making it deep into big tournaments can rack up a lot of wealth that colleges and universities can respectively cash in. Only the schools and sponsors of these profiting tournaments and bowl games collect the profits that athletes bring in and it is not fair. The athletes do not garner any benefits
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you are going to hit another player but you don’t) or even extreme abusive yelling or cussing (technical foul). Violations are actions by players that break a basketball rule – such as traveling‚ stepping on the line‚ and back court. Prior to each “Foul” call the referee will first perform this signal… Stop the Clock! Prior to each “Violation” the Ref will first perform this signal… “Fouls” Fouls are the act of making “illegal” physical contact with a player while the ball is in play.
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Athletes good or bad role models? Professional athletes in American sports play a large part in the views of a good role model. Many children and young athletes look up to them as Heroes in our society. There may be numerous reasons that prove professional athletes can be true idols‚ but more evidence corrupting the idea of heroic athletes. Athletes are good at what they do; they work hard in order to make it in the big leagues. Working hard to get what you want is something to look up to. Though
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the classification of an athlete or jock. The jock title that I have been placed under has been with me pretty much my entire life. I have played sports since I was four years old when I first started playing soccer and tee ball. From that moment on I have been active in almost every sport that my school has to offer. In high school the title was strongly addressed to me when the upper classmen did not know who I was. They would refer to me as the freshmen softball player or the soccer goalie. I have
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