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    Basketball: Then vs. Now

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    The sport of basketball was invented 113 years ago. The first original 13 rules of basketball are much different than the rules today. Not only have the rules evolved‚ but also the number of players‚ regulation time‚ and mainly just the dynamics of the game altogether. After explanation‚ you will be able to see how many changes basketball has truly undergone to become what it is now. The original 13 rules of basketball written by James Naismith are as follows: 1. The ball may be thrown in any

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    How to Play Basketball

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    How to play Basketball In order to play basketball‚ you need one basketball and two basketball hoops on opposite ends of the court. The hoops should be ten feet high. In an original game‚ you should form two teams of five individuals apiece would be the requirements. If a court just so happens to be full or fewer players are available‚ a game with one hoop can be played using alternate rules. The object is for you to score more baskets than your opponent. You should

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    Basketball The game started brightly‚ we attack‚ they attack back‚ but this wasn’t just a normal game. This was a playoff match against our arch rival Riverbank High‚ in what was a repeat of last years finals. So far so good I was thinking to myself as I was supped off for the first time in the quarter‚ we were up by four points going into to the second half. All of the sudden they went on a scoring run and our defense completely gave out‚ in just the two minutes before the half the score

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    Basketball Basketball History- basketball was created by Dr. James Naismith. It is now one of the most popular sports around the globe along with soccer. The game was created In 1891 to condition young athletes during the winter. The equipment’s included a picnic basket at first and a soccer style ball. He published 13 rules for the new game. He halved his class of 18 into 2 teams of 9 players each and set about to teach them the fundamentals and rules of his new game. The aim of his new creation

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    Nicholas Thomas Mrs. Frank Period.1 1/3/07 The Difference between High School‚ College‚ and Professional Basketball I did my research paper on the difference between high school‚ college‚ and professional basketball. My senior project was on a 3rd-6th grade basketball camp. The reason I did my paper on the differences is because it relates to how the different age and ability levels affect the outlook of the sport. As an individual transitions from high school to college and then to a

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    Basketball and Coach Dale

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    attention of the town. They also helped him to change the losing ways of the early team into the state champion team they ended up to be. Additionally‚ a number of environmental factors played a role in his success. The almost religious fervor of basketball in Indiana‚ the quasi-anarchist environment of the town’s men‚ and the fact that Hickory was a small town all played vital roles in Coach Dale’s success. The first personal traits that Coach Dale was forced to exhibit were his toughness and his

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    Ex-Basketball Player

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    A Reading of Updike’s “Ex-Basketball Player” The purpose of this essay is to inform the reader about a poem by John Updike‚ called “Ex-Basketball player”. The speaker in the poem talks about a man named Flick Webb and his apathetic life. He informs the reader about Flick Webb’s exceptional talent as a basketball player in high school. Towards the end of the poem the realization is that Flick Webb’s exceptional basketball talent had been berried under his reality of life. In the eyes of the

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    High school basketball is not only a mental sport‚ but‚ also‚ a communication game. You must be able to communicate very well to play in Morgantown‚ West Virginia‚ especially at University High School. To make the team‚ you have to be basketball knowledgeable‚ talented‚ physically fit‚ and vocal. After four years of playing varsity basketball‚ the vocal part of the sport has helped me out in the long run. There are five positions in basketball: point guard‚ shooting guard‚ small forward‚ power

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    John Jordan Game #3 Kickball Basketball (modified) In this version of kickball basketball there are 2 teams with about 13 players on each team. The game is still played on a full sized basketball court. In this game the pitcher rolls out the ball to the kicker‚ and the kicker kicks it. After the kick has been made‚ the objective of the offense is for them to run as fast as they can around the basses to get to home plate before the defense makes 5 passes and shoot the ball into the basket

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    Basketball Lesson Plan

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    Basketball Unit Grade 3 Shooting Lesson Equipment for 30 students * 30 basketballs 50 Minute Lesson PASS Standards Objectives Psychomotor- TSWBAT shoot the ball with eyes on the goal‚ feet shoulder width apart facing the goal‚ following through making the shot 7 out of 10 tries from the free throw line. Cognitive- TSWBAT compare and contrast two similarities and differences between left and right handed layups orally with 90% accuracy. Affective- TSWBAT participate

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