An Experiment Transpired Because Of A Fascination With Basketball

“According anywhere from Australia to the United States and everywhere in between the game of basketball is played.” (Faurschou, “History of basketball”). The game is played anywhere where you can get a ball and something to throw the ball through. “G.L Pierce patented basketball on June 25, 1929.” (Bellis, “Basketball-James Naismith”). Basketball became an official Olympic sport in the 1936 game.

We can all agree that basketball is almost becoming popular around the world. So many people play this sport but do people know how basketball started and how it evolute throughout the years since basketball was borned? So like every other sports and creations, there has to be a inventor and in basketball there was a man by the name of Dr. James Naismith. “Created in 1891 in a Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA gymnasium has grown into a game played worldwide by more than 300 million people”(historybits.com). So this game has been out for a very long period of time with many changing of the rules in basketball throughout the history. When it was first played in the late 1800s, there were different rules and even different looking basketball. As for the rules, originally there would be 10 people on the court but it first started with 18 people on the court which after couple of years it changed to only 10 people. Substitution was also different and the rule for this was at first no one can enter until the next game. “The rule was changed in 1920 to allow a player to re-enter the game one time. In 1934, the rule was expanded to allow players to re-enter the game twice, and, in 1945 the rule was finally changed to permit players to return to the game an unlimited number of times”(hooptactics.com). The first basketball looked very alike a football but round. The backboards were made out of straight wood and the baskets were made out of peach baskets or square boxes. There was only

I sit down on the cool hardwood floor. As I lace up my basketball shoes, I notice the details of the floor. Small stones and dirt have been driven into the wood panels. Scuff marks were left from shoes in black, red, and white. A few dents and engravings are displayed proudly, like an old soldier showing off his battle scars. The paint on the floor is fading, its shiny luster long gone. Details like these are not noticeable during a practice or gym class. These small details have slowly emerged after many summer mornings and Sunday afternoons of dedicated practice.

Websites for personal learning, like Khan Academy, are becoming popular with college students today. An article published on Forbes.com states that around forty five million students access or use khanacademy.com in twelve months (Noer, 2012). To learn more about Khan Academy, I chose to complete the “Lebron Asks” tutorial, which has a series of basketball questions that Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player, Lebron James, has asked the Khan Academy scientists. By completing this tutorial, I have learned how anatomy plays a role in basketball, different scientific laws that are related to basketball, and the mathematics behind

The ball court was leveled out and had rock walls holding back dirt. The walls were also built from red flat-like rocks and mortar, similar to the other surrounding buildings. There is also a natural blow hole of to the north east of the structure. This blow hole was is from underground tunnels created when the volcano exploded. Today you can still be privileged to this magnificent event. The blow whole either blows or sucks depending on the pressure within the underground

The court looks clean from how shiny it is, but I know from playing on it that it is pretty slick and kind

The ball courts were built such that, they had markers on them, more so on the lengths of the courts, mostly three. This markers were also symbolic in that, they represented the movements of the moon and the sun in relation to the ground.

First of all, new basketball courts would be awesome because people would play multiple sports on the courts. In the winter the fire department would put water on the courts, and it would freeze and then kids or adults could be able to play hockey. Also in the summer kids would be able to play soccer or other

The Mesoamerican ball game, which was also known as the Pok-a-Tok game was often played in small ball courts. The main reason for the ball courts to be small was because the size of the court would help make the game more fast paced. However, archeologists have found ball courts larger in size, one example of these bigger courts is the big ball court in Chichenitza, which is almost as big as a modern football field. In addition, when you observe the ball court you can see that the walls are sloped inward. Moreover almost at the top of the walls there are stone rings in which the purpose for them was for the players to pass the ball through it. The arena’s shape is similar to that of an “I” letter and it also has high platforms on the sides of the court. This

Why does a basketball bounce higher than a bowling ball? Because it is made of different materials. A basketball is inflated with air and made with a rubber covering that has a high bounce factor. Bowling balls are made out of hard materials that don’t bounce. Why is bounce good for a basketball and not so good for a bowling ball? Using a baseball to play basketball or a bowling ball to play tennis doesn’t make sense. Different sports require the height from which the ball is dropped the ball’s level of ignition temperature the surface upon which the ball is bounced. The higher the ball is above the ground, the more its potential energy. As the ball is dropped and gravity forces it downward, the ball accelerates and gains speed. As the ball falls through the air, its potential or stored energy is converted into kinetic energy. The longer the fall, the more kinetic energy it gains and when it hits the ground, it bounces higher. As a ball bounces, it warms. An inated ball, like a basketball, bounces higher and faster when the temperature is warmer. This is because the distance between the air molecules in the ball increases, helping the ball maintain its round shape when it hits the ground. On cooler days, the distance between the air molecules gets smaller, causing the ball to be less inated. So, it attains more when it hits the ground. A lot of scientific research goes into developing the right bounce for the right ball. Several other factors affect the way a ball bounces.

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 as a painkiller, but is also a popular street drug.The director casted Leonardo DiCaprio as Jimmy, and concentrates on creating the character as a stereotypical drug abuser. DiCaprio’s most captivating scene is when he is going through heroin

This is a very sacred space to me as a student-athlete. We work hard all year long to perform on this court. This court represents the competition, teamwork, friendship, and hard-work from my teammates and myself. It is a sacred place

I would take a journey to NBA2K16, because I love basketball. I think it would be an amazing journey to take. It’s like I’m playing in the pros for real and making lots of money. Also, I get to ball with some of the greatest superstars in the world, Such as LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry. It has also been one of my dreams to hang out with professional basketball player. I just think hanging out with professional basketball players would be so much fun and a great experience to have. So I will take that opportunity to make my dreams come true one this journey. This journey will affect me in a great way because they can help me get better in basketball. Also they will teach me a lot of amazing techniques to improve my game. Then

There are different styles of basketball courts, backboards, and balls. I prefer a rubber court because it is soft and very grippy. The backboards and rims may all look alike but they are different. Plexiglass are very great backboards to play with. It is hard to break and when it’s broken it isn’t that sharp. Rubber basketballs, leather, and synthetic leather are the different types of balls.

The more and more I look around I begin to see how physics are integrated into practically everything that we do. These things would surely go unnoticed without making a conscious effort to notice them. For example simple things like riding a bike, or driving a car, or playing catch with a son or daughter. Just as these activities are loaded with elements of physics, sports are also, especially basketball. Physics play a part in every aspect of the game, from dribbling, passing, and shooting, to things as simple as setting a screen. First we should take a look at the elements of dribbling.