Nicholas Farrell Year 11 Modern History Miss Campbell James Naismith The invention of Basketball was a complete change to sport and how sports can be played. James Naismith was a Canadian man who moved down to the United States seeking a job. James came across a job at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. He was given 14 days to create an indoor game that would provide an "athletic distraction". Naismith’s game of Basketball is now played by over 300 million people
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offense for anabolic steroid abuse will result in a ten-game suspension and a third offense will result in a twenty-five game suspension. The National Basketball Association will release any player if they are convicted of‚ or plead guilty to a crime involving the use or possession of steroids. Marijuana is the most widely used of the illicit drugs in the National
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brings the world together and different cultures and traditions. Everyone unites together and just have a marvelous time together. However‚ in some cases‚ sports can have a negative impact towards human race and athletes themselves. The National Basketball Association (NBA)‚ is a men’s professional basketball league in North America‚ and is widely considered to be the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world. To start off basic background information‚ it has 30 franchises‚ which only
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leagues‚ NBA players should receive substantial compensation for their services. EmployeeEmployer relations have been rigid since the beginning of time. For this reason‚ laborers started labor unions to rectify the problem. Labor unions‚ are associations of workers for improving economic status through collective bargaining‚ formed out of the Industrial Revolution of the 19th Century (Labor). Collective bargaining is defined as the negotiation between
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part of human entertainment for centuries. Sports in America have become popular entertainment. Sports are a big social and cultural understanding on America lifestyle as well as worldwide. America has made popular the National Football League‚ the National Basketball Association and many more. Although America has made such a vast impact on the influence of sports‚ there is one general focus that is still raises questions today. This question brings debate to the presence of racism in modern sports
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because if there were over five players on each team‚ then the court would be too crowed for the other players. By the 1950’s‚ basketball was a major college sport. The Pro league‚ the National Basketball League‚ was founded in 1949. The NBA was created when two organizations‚ Basketball Association of America and National Basketball League‚ merged together. This was beneficial for both the BAA and the NBL because they got to share the players and the fans. When this happened‚ according to History.com
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compared to the paid for airtime as agreed upon in the contracts. In comparison to the National Basketball Association (NBA) The National Football League‚ the revenue collected from the game even before the sale of products such as tickets and T-shirts has been factored. Therefore bearing in mind the large number of followers of this game it is thus important for the important leagues whether regional or national to be aired. There should not be cases of fans missing their games. If this were to occur
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years thanks to former Toronto Raptor Vince Carter and retired NBA player Steve Nash.(Dan Stravinsky) We have already started to see a change in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for example the last two first round drafts have been Canadian (Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett).(Dan) Also‚ some of the best National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) players right now are Canadian (Jamal Murray and Kyle Wiltjer).(Murray) Carter and Nash both contributed greatly to the
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and laws Role Model Manager Trainer Motivator Knowledge of sport skills e.g. David Beckham presently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer Previously Manchester United Preston North End Real Madrid AC Milan England National Team for whom he holds the all-time appearance record for an outfield player Debut 1992 with Manchester United age 17 Won Premier League six times FA Cup twice UEFA Champions League 1999 England Debut 1996 aged 21 Captain 15th November 2000
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I choose to do the history of basketball because basketball has always been one of my favorite sports and basketball is an entertaining game to watch and to play. The game of basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1839. The objective of the game back then was to throw the basketball into fruit baskets nailed to the lower railing gym balcony. Every time a point was scored‚ the game was halted so the janitor could bring out a ladder and retrieve the ball. The game of basketball has developed
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