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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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    Everyone wants to be great at something‚ right? Most people want to become successful by doing an activity that they enjoy. If you love playing basketball and would like to improve your game‚ you must work hard by doing dribbling‚ shooting‚ and defensive drills the correct way. As all basketball players should know‚ taking care of the ball is an essential part of the game. Not only do guards need to be able to dribble‚ but forwards and centers can benefit from this skill as well. You do not simply

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    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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    Should College Basketball Ban the One-and-Done Rule College basketball fans have always had a question; Should the one and done rule stay? Some people say yes‚ while some say no. In my perspective‚ think the rule should stay‚ here are my reasons why. One reason the one and done rule should stay is that it helps the young prospects about life. The one year of college teaches kids to work hard‚ make friends‚ and work together to win basketball games. Also‚ the college coaches could teach the young

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    Paul Ivory COM-231 July 22‚ 2012 Mark Matthews Ethical Issues and Tactics The ethical issues and tactics that I can think back on is when we had a basketball game and I did not realize it at the time but one of my players was fouled and as I was talking to one of the coaches another player was called to the foul line to shoot free throws and as I turn back around to see the player that was fouled standing at half court‚ and as I looked at him with a dumb look he shrugged his shoulders

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    The history of basketball

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    Basketball is the most popular indoor sport in the world. It is also one of the few sports whose year of birth and originator can be traced back to 100% correctly‚ a man by the name of Dr. James A. Naismith in the year of 1891. Even though the game was started and grew in the United States‚ it is now played and watched in more than 150 countries. When Dr. Naismith invented the game basketball‚ he was a physical education teacher at the International Training School of the Young Men’s Christian Association

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    Basketball vs Volleyball

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    Jordan Kinder Basketball vs. Volleyball Basketball and Volleyball are different and similar in many ways. This essay is going to compare and contrast these two popular sports‚ comparing things such as the sense of teamwork needed for both sports‚ and showing contrast in the aspects of them‚ like the number of players on each team. Basketball and Volleyball have many differences‚ such as how many players are on the court and how many positions are played. Basketball is played with five players

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    Basketball Team Failure

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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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    A basketball is an air filled sphere with a leather skin. There are different companies that make basketballs like Russel & Baden. The different types of shapes affect the aerodynamics of a basketball. Although at first it may sound strange‚ the motion of a basketball when it leaves the hands of a player is governed by the same physical laws of an airplane. There are multiple ways to affect the aerodynamics of the ball like the flick of the wrist‚ force and the quickness of the release when you

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    Spartan Basketball When it comes to basketball‚ first I was a fan‚ then a dreamer‚ now a player‚ and soon to be a coach. Throughout this process‚ I have gained an abundance of knowledge about this game that I love most. A combination of how I was raised‚ my personality‚ and my skill on the court have molded and favored a way that I prefer to watch this sport be played. One coach I connect to the most is Tom Izzo. I love how he orchestrates his offense‚ and the high expectations he has of his players

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