Maddie Callahan Coach Cook BASKETBALL The American sport of basketball has come a long way since it was invented by James Naismith in 1891. Originally‚ the game was played with a soccer ball and peach baskets instead of a backboard and rim. There were no holes in the baskets and a ladder was used to retrieve the ball if it did stay in the basket. There were about fifty players on opposing teams and players who committed fouls were sent to a hockey-like penalty box. Today the game has changed
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You have to put a lot of energy into basketball training if you want to make any progress in this sport. You have to work on your specific basketball skills‚ as well as developing strength and endurance. If you want to improve faster‚ you should try some of the training tips that follow. Any effective basketball training program must show you how to improve your endurance level. This sport requires very high levels of energy‚ and without this even great talent won’t be enough. So you must do training
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I can call it tradition for my family to move every couple of years‚ for I have moved four times in my life. I started the journey of life in Missouri‚ continued it in Tennessee where I learned to walk‚ South Dakota where I started my basketball career‚ into Ohio where I spent fifth‚ sixth‚ seventh grade‚ and now in Minnesota for the rest of my high school career. I can still remember that day‚ if you ask me. I thought my world was coming to a blazing end. It was an unnormally cold afternoon in Ohio
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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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I ride on the deserted one a.m. highways. The streetlights zoom past me one-by-one as I enter hyper speed into the road’s abyss. I ride to Sunway‚ second home to me and Ben‚ my closest friend. I forgot to print out the tickets for the Laneway Music Festival in Singapore I’m attending the day after so I pull out the “bro card” on Ben. We plan to meet at Bidara‚ the go-to restaurant for when we feel rebellious and sneak out of our homes‚ unbeknownst to our parents‚ late at night. I ride out early to
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Basketball From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the sport. For the ball used in the sport‚ see Basketball (ball). For other uses‚ see Basketball (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Basketball Jordan by Lipofsky 16577.jpg Michael Jordan goes for a slam dunk at the old Boston Garden Highest governing body FIBA First played 1891‚ Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ U.S. Characteristics Contact Contact Team members 10-20 (5 on court) Mixed gender Single Categorization Indoor
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People tend to show their lack of consideration for those who they don’t show much sympathy towards. This lack of consideration can encounter many problems between individuals. Many differences are conveyed in the book Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll. Although both Scott Kalvert’s film and Jim Carroll’s novel portray Jim as a character who hides his true feelings from everyone in his life‚ their leads major barriers‚ Kalvert’s interpretation of the play while examining his own behaviour and change
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My realization of playing volleyball occurred at the beginning of my teenage years. It was a sparked interest from my parents and friends always tossing the ball around for fun. I was a mere twelve years old when I knew volleyball was my drive. Tryouts began the start of seventh grade‚ and I had long decided to be part of the team regardless if I failed miserably at it. It was a long and eventful day filled with balls being tossed‚ passed‚ and served over the net. As soon as I arrived home‚ I
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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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Basketball is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop in diameter and high mounted to a backboard at each end. Basketball is one of the world’s most popular and widely viewed sports. A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket during regular play. A field goal scores two points for the shooting team if a player is touching or closer to the basket than the three-point line‚ and three points if the
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