first basketball tournament in the history of the Olympic games during the 1936 Berlin edition where basketball was played outdoors on lawn tennis courts (which was terribly hampered by a bad rainy weather) and there were still no seats for spectators. Dr. James Naismith‚ acknowledged as the inventor of the beautiful game of basketball‚ was present at the Berlin Olympic basketball competitions and handed out the medals to the winning basketball teams. The 1936 Philippine Olympic basketball team‚
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BIOMECHANICAL PRINCIPLES BASKETBALL Colten McDermott HPED 315 2-May-12 Biomechanical Principles In Basketball Basketball is a very competitive and popular sport in our society today. The NBA playoffs are going on right now and it has proved to be a very physical and intense post season. This sport takes an extreme amount of talent‚ coordination‚ and athletic ability to become a champion. There are a few biomechanical principles that are present during the game of basketball that help these athletes
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Alex Bennett Mrs.Duffus Reflection Writing- Personal Narrative As I was writing my personal narrative for my composition 1 class‚ it easily made my mind boggle. After I had got started on my personal narrative‚ it was easy for me to keep writing and keep following along the story line. The main strength of mine that the essay played to was my creativity and my flexibility for different writings‚ because I have never written an essay as serious and sad as this one‚ but I did have to add my
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Basketball Basketball was created a simple game. The primary objective was to place a ball‚ without dribbling‚ into a peach basket. However‚ like Darwin’s theory of man‚ basketball has evolved into the most exciting exhibition of athletic ability. Basketball has seen many rule changes‚ because of the increasing ability of the players. Basketball is a melting pot‚ where black‚ white‚ and European people excel. This is a sport that is color-blind. This sport
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get nervous and at times I would forget what I would say because I was afraid of talking. I definitely improved especially during my Personal Narrative even though I did not complete this speech months after the speech day. A Personal Narrative “is a personal experience that had an impact on the speaker”. (K. Hunter‚ pg 16) Its very hard for me to tell a personal story about myself when I barely know anyone in the class.
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HOLT‚ RINEHART AND WINSTON Writing a Personal Narrative by Lindi M. of Jenks East Middle School in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma Conquering Your Fears INTRODUCTION Attentiongrabbing opening Everyone‚ well almost everyone‚ I’ve ever known has thought of their years in elementary school as their favorites. I‚ on the other hand‚ do not feel so fondly about elementary Copyright © by Holt‚ Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. school‚ especially third grade. That was a year I will never
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Introduction Basketball is a team sport‚ the objective being to shoot a ball through a basket horizontally positioned to score points while following a set of rules. Two teams of five players play on a marked rectangular court with a basket at each width end. A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket during regular play. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins‚ but additional time (overtime) may be issued when the game ends with a draw. The ball can
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Personal Narrative Essay I tumbled in my bed‚ while my emotions were going all over the place. I was waiting for this exciting and also dreadful day. I could not go to sleep‚ I kept saying to myself “Go to sleep‚ the day will come by faster.” I always thought of High school of having a bully taking your lunch money because of movies I saw. I loved the feeling of a new school‚ scenery; it is like more stages of my life. When I woke up I felt refreshed‚ and ready to start the next
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Personal Narrative: One Nichelle A. Chandler Adams State University Abstract Personal reflection is an essential part of learning‚ learning about theories means absolutely nothing until you can apply it to life in a real way. According to the textbook (2010)‚ the facilitation of human growth and development is a primary purpose of therapeutic practice. Reflecting on learning through your own life is difficult but a key part of becoming a well-rounded counselor and person. The way in which a person
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English 1010 19 January 2012 Triumphs of the Nerds 3.14159265 or pi‚ e=mc2 is the language of nerds. Albert‚ Frank‚ George know this language all too well. Albert is a thin‚ pasty‚ white fellow with brown hair that was always combed over to one side of is head and big thick black glasses. Albert always thought that he was the smartest only because he had the same first name as Albert Einstein. George was the complete opposite of Albert. He was a rather large fourteen year old boy with uncontrollable
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