Analysis: How Tall Does A Basketball Player Need To Be?

Thesis: Basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1839. The objective was to throw the basketball into fruit baskets strapped to the railing of the gym balcony. As you can see the game of basketball has changed tons over the years and continues to grow.

line, in front of and in line with the basket and given a basketball to hold at waist level. The

By looking at the frequency histogram comparing height and amount of NBA players it is noticeable that the most NBA players are 6’3” to 6’8” and that there is very little NBA players in the data that are 5’9” to 6’2”. In the other histogram, comparing free throw percentages and amount of NBA players almost all of the NBA players in the data make 75% to 89.9% of their free throws and very little make make under 75% or over 89.9% of their free throws. These histograms show that most NBA players, with all different heights, make almost the same amount of free throws as other NBA players.

What I have learnt from this story is that people will only accept you if you change to their liking or their perception of normal. However, doing this changes your morals and values to conform with a certain person or group.

In 1871, Dr. James Naismith invented basketball as an activity for his male students at a YMCA school in Massachusetts. A year later, Senda Berenson who is a physical education teacher organized the first women basketball team at Smith College. The rules of the sport for men were more complex than those of the women. It was adapted to women and later recognized as netball. The first time that female athletes were given a chance to play a full court basketball game was in the year 1971 because they were considered vigorous enough to perform the activity. A year after the first full court women’s basketball game, President Nixon signed Title IX of Educational Amendment (US Sports Academy, 2008). Title IX states that no person should be prohibited from activities and discriminated for their sexual category. There is also a Philippine act similar to this, which is the republic act no. 9710 that refers to the “magna carta of women.” This paper intends to discuss why women deserve equal

Professional basketball is a game of giants. Players ranging all the way up to 7 feet and higher battle on hardwood to place a ball through the hoop. In the United States, the average height for males comes in at around 5 foot 10 inches. Existing in a seemingly alternate universe, basketball players even 6 foot or 6 foot one are considered short. Floating inside of this universe of massive men, Isaiah Thomas challenges the norm. Could a 5 foot 8 player possibly survive, let alone thrive inside of the universe of professional basketball? Isaiah Thomas resoundingly answers this question in the affirmative. Coming in at 5 foot 8, 185 pounds, Thomas’ miniscule height, even for an average man, leaves him gazing up at the opposition. Drafted with

Although men and women’s basketball are closer to being equal than softball and baseball, the leagues are still separate. America has a women’s league and a men’s league and never the two shall meet. A woman is not allowed in the NBA since she has the WNBA. The separation is strong, obvious, and seemingly permanent. Like basketball, they created softball to play indoors during the winter. The game earned the name softball and due to its easier properties was often “regarded as baseball’s stepchild” (Ring, p. 60). They passed the game down to women, as it seemed safe enough to limit the risk of injury. And so the separation began.

The NBA is widely regarded as the pinnacle of professional basketball, where players can compete against the best of the best and earn top dollar while doing so. Long-term contracts can be seen as a return on an investment as players need to not only prove themselves to the front office, but also take the risk of trying to become a professional basketball player. The NBA has two draft rounds composed of 30 picks, meaning that every year, only 60 draft-eligible prospects are ensured employment. To even declare for the NBA draft, players need to first sign with a basketball program at the university/college level in order to develop and catch the eyes of various scouts. Because of this limited specialized supply of labour, player salaries can

Let me tell you a story about how tall Michael Jordan was. Michael Jordan was the tallest basketball player he was 8’’ 7’. He could dunk anything and barely had to jump. Nobody could block him not even the tallest player which was 6” 3’. But when he walks into buildings he always hits his head on the doorway. He can never find the right size bed to sleep on.

Based on the surface a basketball collides with, it does affect the height of the bounce of the basketball when dropped from one meter. In this case the surfaces that we investigated were a table top, the classroom floor, grass, pavement, and dirt. The average height of bounces for each of the surfaces that were tested was the table top with 60 cm, the classroom floor with 66.4 cm, the grass with 63 cm, the pavement with 68.8 cm, and the dirt with 71.4 cm. The type of surface the basketball was bounced on affected its height because when a basketball bounces off of a surface, some of its energy is absorbed by that surface. More energy is absorbed by some surfaces more than others. A soft surface, such as the table top, absorbs more energy when

The videos and the lecture were my first exposure to wheelchair basketball and I was impressed. The skill to maneuver in a wheelchair and shoot a basketball while on the move requires skills that don’t come naturally. The contagious excitement makes me want to attend a game at Auburn to learn more. I had no idea the chairs were made of titanium and cambered at 15-20 degrees with a 5th wheel to increase stability and maneuverability plus addition safety equipment such as the straps and an extra bar. I also had no idea that the rules were similar to those of stand up basketball. As a player, I would imagine that the same stand up basketball mindset exists, but is also intertwined with maneuvering skills which appears, in my mind, to be the

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.

In Basketball, efficiency of each players helps to compare their overall value and is used as a statistical benchmark. The way that it is measured is by looking at the individuals statistics for a variety of skills involved in basketball such as points, rebounds, turnovers and shots attempted. It is a per-minute rating that was developed by John Hollinger, an ESPN.com columnist. The efficiency rating “Sums up all a player’s positive accomplishments, subtracts the negative accomplishments, and returns a per-minute rating of a player’s performance.” (J. Hollinger.)

There are many aspects to the game of basketball and physics can be applied to all of them. Although to be good at basketball it is not necessary to play it from a physics point of view. Basketball players become good by developing muscle memory for the actions that must be performed in the game of basketball from years of practice. Nevertheless knowing some of the physics in the game of basketball can help a good player be a better player. In this paper I will cover the three most important aspects of the game, shooting, dribbling and passing.

“Tommy wake up Gage and Henry just pulled up and you have practice in 40 minutes” mother said.