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    Dunking In Basketball

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    Learning How to Dunk a Basketball Dunking has been the highlight for the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dunking is not as easy as it looks‚ it takes time and practice. Dunking isn’t just a physical game but a mental one as well. To start off‚ feet placement and technique are a basic role in dunking. The player needs to gain speed rather than lose it‚ if he or she stutter steps‚ they lose speed or it may even mess up their technique. So it would be a good idea for the player to pace out steps

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    Basketball Drills

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    Do these drills with wrist weights and gloves. Backwards Dribble Running - 1 minute- dribble while running backwards. Windmill Around Legs w/dribble - 1 minute- dribbling between legs in a windmill type motion. V-dribble between legs -1 minute between each leg-dribble between one leg fora minute then switch legs Dribble Behind Back - 1 minute- dribble behind your back Defense Dribble - 2 sets of 50 dribbles with each hand- in a crouch position like you are under pressure with your guide hand

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    Compare and Contrast: Professional Basketball vs NCAA College Basketball Sports have became a huge part of our American culture. We are known worldwide for having produced some of the most top-ranked athletes in a wide variety of sports. Basketball has become a very popular sport amongst all types of people ranging from little kids to the older generation. What other sport can you see players jumping high off the ground‚ going around the back and through the legs‚ to slam dunk a ball through

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    as a team. If we speak about team game then football and basketball‚ both needs no introducction‚ as both of these sports are known for their billions fans around the world. I am going to talk here about football and basketball which‚ without any doubts are one of the best and big games around the world If we talk about similarities then both of these teams are famous across the globe. In United states they are highly popular

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    English 101 Dr. O’Haynes 6/30/13 Cause and Effects of Basketball Basketball‚ a sport of humble beginnings in 1891‚ is now one of the greatest and most watched sports in history today. It began because of a physical educational instructor asked for a new game for his students. By the early 1900s‚ basketball was played in roughly 90 colleges and has grown to be one of the best sports today. It has been played at by many who aspire to be the greatest sports athletes of their time. Many

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    A. Dheer ENG 1P0-B Jan 8th‚ 2014 My Favourite Activity Is Basketball Did you know that most successful basketball players make over 15 million dollars a year. Kobe Bryant made $30.45 million dollars last year (GOOGLE). I enjoy playing basketball with my friends and it is my favourite Activity. It keeps me active and healthy. Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the World. It is made popular because of famous basketball superstars like Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson who make the

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    Talha Syed October 2nd‚ 2014 Speech Professor Ratcliffe Basketball: The Greatest Sport Invented (Outline) General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the history‚ basic rules‚ and the development of basketball. Introduction Attention Getter: There is no “I” in team‚ but there is in wIn. This is a quote from the 6x NBA Champion‚ Michael Jordan. Thesis: The game of Basketball is a very exciting sport. You need to be able to communicate with your teammates

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    Sociological perspective on basketball In sociology‚ there are 3 paradigms. There is the conflict theory perspective‚ the symbolic-interaction perspective and the structural-functionalist perspective. From a conflict paradigm point of view‚ the essay would focus on gender and how the assumption that girls lack the same level of strength and stamina as men. The WNBA (Women National Basketball League) doesn’t get the same amount of respect as the males do in the NBA (National Basketball League). Another issue

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    How to Teach Basketball

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    Teach Basketball If you ever played basketball you have to have your mind set to ten percent heart and ninety percent determination. I can remember growing up playing basketball with my dad because he taught me how to play. We would play all day and night. There were always rivalries in our house because we liked different teams. For example‚ he liked the Celtics and I liked the Miami Heat. I love to play basketball and I think that the little kids would love to learn how to play basketball. Basketball

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    Basketball Activity Class

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    Basketball Activity Class Sherwood Middle School has just added a new elective class for students to attend. This class is the Basketball Activity Class. The basketball Activity class is and elective that a lot of students are excited for. Around the school‚ students are saying that this class is their favorite one yet. This elective class also seems to be a popular one. Many students were wishing that they could’ve had the class as one of their electives. This class is one that teaches the

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