Basketball and Golf Buzzer beater shot! Hole in one! The games of basketball and golf each have their own rare and extraordinary events. However, the two games are quite different when compared to one another. The size of the ball, type of playing surface, and the way you score are the three main differences of the two sports. The official regulation sizes of the balls are significantly different. A basketball is much bigger than a golf ball, which is about the size of a black walnut.
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Gabi Wilson Physical Ed 2/28/15 Basketball Basketball is a sport that was intentionally invented. It is one of the most popular sports played by millions of people around the world. A man named, James Naismith, created basketball in 1891, when he was assigned to teach a physical education class for the Young Man’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Springfield, Massachusetts. He needed to invent a desirable game everyone could play indoors. Naismith combined elements of outdoor games like soccer and
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BLOG ANALYSIS Ever since I was a child I was quite fond of the sport of basketball, I loved to play, read, and watch the sport during my pastime. One of the most popular basketball blogs out on the internet is hang times blog by NBA analyst Sekou Smith which is featured on nba.com. The blog talks about all types of news occurring in the basketball world both off and on the court. Sekou Smith shares his knowledge of the sport by evaluating teams, trades, and players and other events up-to-date
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shooting average from 15% to 30%. I chose this project because growing up I always dreamt of getting the opportunity to join the varsity basketball team in high school. And then maybe play college basketball and make it to the NBA®. But before I get ahead of myself, I need to train harder. The topic I was leaning towards was the sports idea category and basketball fit perfect for my final product. The sources I will use to achieve my goal include websites such as NBA.com and iHoops.com. They tell
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Kaitlyn Kregel Mrs. Butler Writing Foundations March 17, 2015 Time and Repetition Over 26 million American’s play casual pick up basketball, the love for it is evident. This sport has been around since 1891. Basketball isn’t just a competitive sport that only some people can do, everyone can. Multiple individuals just play it for fun and find it an enjoyable hobby while others play it competitively. The one concept that makes someone a threat is being able to shoot and score. At the end of the game it isn’t
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Basketball is everywhere in the United States; it is becoming more and more popular. Basketball is a wonderful sport and a great work out. Basketball is a fun and competitive sport. It is my favorite sport because anybody can play it. There are so many good role models in the National Basketball Association. Young boys and girls can look up to successful athletes they see on TV every night. I love basketball because it provides people with a great, rewarding workout. Running up and down the court
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Gabriel Waites Louann DorroughEnglish 101 17 September 2014Why Basketball Is One of the Most Popular Sports Worldwide. Basketball is a sport usually played by two teams of five on an open, rectangle shaped court. Basketball is a very popular sport around the world, it is most popular in the USA. The popularity of basketball on a worldwide scale has made it the second most popular sport in the world, right behind soccer. Not only is it good for cardio, it can be a very competitive sport. You could
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Villanova, I have a strong interest in playing basketball for your program at University of Villanova in two years. In August, I will enter my junior year at Trinity Episcopal Day School in Natchez, MS. Here are some of the reasons I believe I can help your program succeed: ü Varsity basketball my freshman and sophomore seasons ü Became a starter as a sophomore ü AAU/USSSA Basketball the past five summers ü Shoot over 57% from three-point range ü
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same hospital as well. As density lead us, Jihao and I became really good friends and close brothers. We both had the same hobby: basketball. He was taller than me that he played basketball center and I played basketball guard. We have won many basketball matches in our childhood by our good teamwork. Jihao had a large target that he wanted to be a professional basketball player in his whole life and I was happy to see that. Most years, we lived in the hotel where a good place to stay is. The
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Becca Brown 1/3/13 Basketball Conditioning There are many different drills you can do to help your basketball team stay in shape or get in shape. For instance: jumping rope, 17's, suicides, wall sits, and lane shuffle. All of these drill coaches use to help condtion their team. These drills are very mental and test how strong you
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Lizzie Janes Drugs and Behavior Within Hollywood’s movies depiction of drug addiction, many have failed to represent all true aspects that come along with such lifestyles. The movie, The Basketball Diaries, is based off a novel Jim Carroll wrote from his own diary entries. As a teenager growing up in the sixties, Carroll reveals his progression of drug abuse which eventually leads him addicted to heroin.Heroin is a white powder derived from morphine found in opium. It is commonly prescribed
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April Rivers Dr. McWilliams English 1010 10 October 2013 Basketball training To train for basketball there are certain things that I have to do. I have to have a plan for warm-up, weights, conditioning, individual workouts, and personal goals. I will walk through every plan and explain what needs to be done for each. The first thing that needs to be done when training for basketball is I need to warm-up before every workout. I jog full court and back at least twice to warm up my muscles. Then
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within a group. I will give examples of what it means to be a part of such subcultures. For example, shared ways of dressing, group status and credibility, as well as some of the groups norms and rituals. The specific group I will discuss will be my basketball team and the role I play within it. Because my team is at highly competitive level, our norms may be unlike to other teams’ especially those of less competitive teams. Each and every team has their own culture and practices, and it is through these
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History Of Basketball It was the winter of 1891-1892. Inside a gymnasium at Springfield College (then known as the International YMCA Training School), located in Springfield, Mass., was a group of restless college students. The young men had to be there; they were required to participate in indoor activities to burn off the energy that had been building up since their football season ended. The gymnasium class offered them activities such as marching, calisthenics, and apparatus work, but these
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The Greatest Game Ever Invented What is the greatest game ever invented? You could ask a lot of people, but the only true answer is basketball. Basketball is a game which is undoubtedly fun to play, easy to understand, and suitable for all men, women, and children to play! The reason basketball has become so popular is revealed in its history. In the past years there has been some rule changes to make the game safer when you play. They've also made it more convenient for women to play as well.
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Playing Basketball and Playing Baseball Have you ever wondered if basketball and baseball where alike, and how they were different. Well today is your lucky day because I’m going to tell you how they are similar and how they are different, but let’s start off with some history of the two first. Baseball is known as America’s pastime it can be traced all the way back to as far as the 18th century over the year’s baseball became more popular and people wanted to play the game more. Basketball can be
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LOVE, LIES AND BASKETBALL – BOOK REVIEW Author: Rita Rashad Format: Paperback -352 pages Publication Date – December 2011 Publisher: Inkwell Diaries and Press In the midst of March Madness, while cheering for my favorite women’s basketball teams, I decided to revisit a new novel by Rita Rashad. This is her second creative work in a trilogy that she calls “love series”. Her book, Love, Lies and Basketball details the intimate life and loves of three main characters. Ms. Rashad's first
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Basketball Shooting - The Art & Science of Shooting a Basketball Basketball Shooting Is Both Art and Science Fundamentals of Shooting A Basketball By Coach Jerry Tarkanian Shooting a basketball is both an art and a science. Basketball shooting is an art form because it involves finely tuned hand-eye coordination rather than gross motor skills. For example, unlike such skills as the defensive stance and pivoting, which are relatively invariable, shooting form is highly individualistic. There is no
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Hoop Dreams is a story about two young men who want to become basketball players in the NBA. Arthur Agee and William Gates are the names of the two boys who were followed from eighth grade to twelve grades to do the movie. Arthur Agee was in the playgrounds of Chicago when St Joseph recruiters saw him. In this part of the movie Arthur seems excited as he may be getting closer to reaching his goal of becoming a NBA basketball player. Arthur was playing against guy's three years older than he was
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My Talent The game of basketball was invented in Canada by a man named James Naismith. Naismith was a physical education teacher for Springfield College. He wanted to invent a new game for his gym class, so he made a game called Basketball in 1891 (Bellis, M. (n.d.). Naismith combined American football, hockey, and soccer to create this game. The thing that those three sports didn’t have in common with basketball was that basketball is an indoor sport. In the beginning stages of the game, there
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Love, Passion, and Basketball Passage 1. “Cause its all I got in my life, you know? Playin ball. It’s all I got in the whole world. And if I couldn’t make it, I woulda been wrong all this time about God’s plan”. (pg.69). I chose this passage because it shows that Sticky is really passionate about playing basketball and is determined to make it in the big leagues by enjoying what he wants to do. And whenever he feels down he’ll just go to the park and just play some ball, Dante even
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those top athletes do not just become the best with their innate talents. The current highest paid NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant is said to be the best player in the league and is always in the same conversation with the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan. Bryant was very confident when he entered the league because he was ranked one of the most dominant high school basketball players in the nation. Unfortunately during his rookie season, he averaged a miserably low seven point
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An ideal welcoming place might be your grandparents’ house, a kitchen, your bedroom, or even a friend’s house. My place is the gym. It’s strangely comforting and pleasant; although, many people don’t think “tranquilizing” when they think of the basketball gym, most envision chaos and uncomfortable temperatures. This awkwardly lit, loud, dead floored place is my other home, and it wouldn’t be this way without three main factors: the people that fill it, the lessons I learn inside of it, and the pride
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formation. It’s not that I’m just thinking of myself, but Aye! Hoping to make that shot it’s a 3.As the announcer yelled ‘It’s good. A 3 and carver bears wins the game.’ That was a good game!” Basketball is my passion I play to win, experience the importance of teamwork, to set examples for the younger female basketball players. The reason why I play is cause of the sound my sneakers make when I run up and down the court, the way the ball bounce from hand to hand when I move, to the sound of the crowd screaming
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Zack Thomas January 11, 2013 Bound To Ball “Basketball is everything…” For Sam Pert the game of basketball is everything. In fact, it’s more than a game, it’s a love of his and his lifestyle. But how long will basketball, a strong passion of Sam’s, be in his life? Living in his small town outside of Denver, Samuel Lawrence Pert is a senior attending Franklin High. As a Franklin Falcon he works hard in
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Eng.132-019, Freshman Composition II 28 Feb. 2012 Girls Can Not Play Basketball I remember the times I stepped on the court hearing “is she about to play” from the voices of young boys. The first thing that came to their minds was; she does not know how to play basketball, but sure enough I did. I think most men think that they are superior when it comes to women in any sport. Every time I play a pick-up game of basketball there is always one boy on the court who has to prove that he can play
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Basketball Team During my high school years, I was involved in many different groups within my school, community, and church. Some of my favorite groups that I was involved in when I was in high school were athletic groups. I played football and basketball, and was also involved in the yearbook committee. The group that I will focus on in this paper will be when I played on the high school basketball team. The reason I chose my basketball team is because two of my best friends were on the basketball
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inspires me to do my best. My role model happens to be Ray Allen. Ray Allen has been playing professional basketball player for 15 years, and he is currently on my favorite team, the Boston Celtics. The way he inspires me is though his ability and dedication. Not only is he a hall of famer, not only does he hold many records, but he is also a great father. Ray Allen has been a professional basketball player for 15 yrs. Throughout his career, he has established himself as a premiere shooter. When he
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where Jamal first heard about track. So Jamal quit track and said "I should play a different sport." Jamal tried soccer and said no I can't play this. Then he went to football tryouts at his Middle school and didn't make the team. So he went to Basketball tryouts and made 6 out of 8 three pointers and he said I can still run. Jamal made the cut and he was so happy that he could run again. Jamal started out at Point Guard and was already a star. He led his District in assists, points, rebounds, and
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legendary and greatest basketball player of all time. If I would have a chance to meet an athlete like him, It would be the best thing that would happen in my life. I want to meet Michael because I love playing basketball. Michael Jordan was a legend. His name represents the basketball. When I was 13, I started to play and be a fan of basketball. I always watch Michael Jordan highlights on YouTube. Because when the time that he's playing a game of basketball, I'm not a basketball fanatic yet. That
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