AAU: Feedback Stereotypes

Sophomore season ended up not being the best like the year before when we went to semi-state. That did not bother me too much knowing I had two years ahead of me to still play the game.

I have been playing basketball ever since I can remember. My family has always been very athletic. My siblings played basketball as well as my parents. My grandma told me a story about how I used to shoot a little basketball into a 10 foot hoop and I would make it. I play in the point guard position. I work very hard at what I do so that makes me advance in my skill for the sport. When I really started to realize I had a passion for it was in 6th grade. We had a lot of new people therefore our team didn't blend great. But even with my team being the way it was I still put everything that I had into it. Two things at the end of the season happened to me that made me realized that if I worked at it I could do great things. One parent on the

I also had to play up an age above me for a while. I love the sport and sometimes that’s all I want to do and nothing else. Between my freshman and sophomore year I got the chance to go to the state championship and also the final four and

I began to play organized basketball in 5th grade and have continued all the way through my senior year. Throughout my career I have grown tremendously each year, earning several improvement awards along the way. I had always struggled to assume my role on the team, but throughout my senior high career I learned how I best contributed to my team, earning several hustle awards and assist awards. I have learned through athletics how to be team player, and understand that not every player has the same role, which is also related to everyday life and life in the

Author Shankar Vedantam in his science article “How a Self-Fulfilling Stereotype Can Drag Down Performance” implies that if a person is subjected to stereotypes it can affect your performance. The author develops this idea by first introducing his theme with a question, then he tells of experiments others have made to support this idea, and finally he wraps it up by telling us that companies and schools are victim to stereotypes and needs to stop. The author’s purpose is to explain to us how stereotypes can affect our lives in order to call out to people so we can lower the rates of stereotyping. The author establishes a educated tone for people who are interested in research and global

Freshman year was the definition of devastation. Nothing went well for me that year. Even now, I still struggle with the thought of it. I was in transition from Orlando, Florida to Decatur, Georgia. It was getting kind of close to the end of basketball season. We played the Morrow High School Mustangs that night and I was in for a special treat. One of their big post players was about my height and close to three hundred pounds. Compared to my one hundred and twenty pounds she was pretty much a beast. At the beginning we were doing well, no fouls, good solid defense, even scoring, everything was perfect. I'm playing at the top of the 3-2 set defense. The Mustangs are up by one point with a little less than a minute until half

It just seems like it would be natural for me to begin playing organized basketball at an early age, but I did not other than the rough and tumble playground ball at recess. I began to yearn to play on a real team, and soon I would have my chance. It was the summer before the sixth grade, and I managed to talk my father into purchasing me a basketball and my mother into purchasing the rim. We put the rim up onto the shed and I began practicing.

When the crowd inspired me to play on I did just that, and guarded like my life depended on it and stole the ball,I zoomed down the court with the ball hitting

In my senior year, it had been the unbelievable season for me, my team and I went into a CIF final. My teammates and I were cheered and excited to be in the final. Besides, my high school stats were pretty decent. I had confidence with my stats

There are many common errors in judgements, but a few that I have the most experience with are stereotyping, the “halo effect”, and snap judgements (Bethel University, 2013). I think when it comes to stereotyping, we are all guilty of it at some point in our lives. I can remember one time in particular, when I was about 14 years old, that stereotyping actually caused me quite a bit of embarrassment. My friend and I stopped at a gas station one evening, and we saw a man who appeared to be homeless. He was dirty, wearing dingy, old, torn clothes, and digging through a trash can. My friend and I instantly assumed he was homeless, hungry, and looking for something to eat. As we made our way into the store, we decided to buy him a few things to eat. We bought the items, and left the store. The man was still outside, leaned against the side of the building. We walked over to him, handed the bag of snacks to him, and said something to the extent of we’d keep him in our prayers. The gentleman looked a little dumbfounded, and then started to laugh. He handed us the bag of food back, and explained to us that he was not homeless, nor hungry. He had just gotten off of work, and had mistakenly threw something into the garbage can, while waiting on his ride to get there. We were incredibly embarrassed.

I played basketball from 3rd grade until 8th grade. I would work my butt off the whole time I remember the last game I ever played. We lost both of are biggest players. One went to play for another team at a different tournament and the other had been elbowed above the eye and had to go to the hospital for stitches. We did not have many kids left who were tall, so we had to push harder to try and win. Everyone wanted to give up because our biggest players were gone but I just wanted to give it all. I pressured the offense as much as I could, trying to steal the ball for a fast break because with my skills the best way for me to score was a lay-up. I would swat at any shot, dive at any loose ball, and throw myself into anywhere to keep it out of the other teams hands, but my team had already given up. Right then and there I was so disgusted that when the game was over I decide

The right foot needs to be on the edge of the court, on the ten foot line, on the left side. All of your weight needs to be on the right foot, you can even have your left foot off the ground if that helps. The arms need to be down, and relaxed in front of you. As soon as the ball is at its highest peak in the air, take your first step. The first step with the left foot is a long step in the direction of the ball, and your arms stay relaxed. The second step is a quick step with the right foot, your arms should swing back behind you in order to gain momentum. The last step is also a quick step with the left foot, your arms should come up quickly above your head, and you should jump into the air.

My sophomore year I did not expect to be playing varsity until the coach came

Bias and stereotyping can both be harmful for self-esteem and the developmental process in children. Bias is not only harmful for the target group since it lowers the self-esteem, but the group who feels superiority over the other is also harmed. The feeling of being superior disconnects a person from reality. Too much of self-esteem reduces the appreciation of others and may even slow down progress for the beholder. Stereotyping creates preconceived notions in the minds of children and adults due to which they fail to see others for what they actually are and rather judge them on the basis of information that is misguided and obsolete. Stereotyping results in developing strong perspectives of people who are different and causes prejudice.

When he got near to the basket, I got in his way and went to block his mid-range jump shot. I towered over the opponent player, so I had a good chance of blocking the shot if it hadn’t been for one of my teammates flying in and fouling the guy, allowing him to shoot free throws.