Being A Professional Basketball Player

You need all these skills for basketball because without communication and teamwork you want have a good team which means no wins. Work ethic is important because in basketball you have to work hard. You might can shoot but not dribble that is why you work hard on dribbling instead of shooting. Safety and health is important because if your health is bad your safety is bad. Self-motivation is key because if you don’t have any you want do well. You have to motivate yourself to do good.

I would like to be a basketball manager and I think I would make a good one because of my good attitude and my ability to adapt. Throughout my life I have always loved the sport basketball, however I wasn’t the best at playing it. Therefore, being a basketball manager would be fun for me because I would get to learn a lot about the sport itself and also the managing aspects of it. I would also like to be a manager because it would give me something to do and be a part of after school. Lastly, I would like to be a manager because it would be a fun activity to do and I could talk to my friends as the other managers and as the players on the team.

October of 2015 arrives, Monte Vista Elementary school informed us that there are basketball tryouts and basketball season will come soon. I have been practicing non-stop after last year’s tournament. I had one goal that year, and it was to get to the championships. I tryout and impress the other players around me. A paper of the names who made

As an individual I love staying active, socializing with others, being dependable, and keeping busy. Playing Basketball for Flour Bluff ISD, since the seventh grade, has granted me the opportunity to achieve all of these goals. For some peculiar reason I have consistently felt that I lacked experience of which my peers had, and that I would never be able to acquire it. Soon after I started playing I became intimidated of my fellow teammates and worried about the time I felt I lost, due to beginning so late in my childhood. Without fail, I always feel a sense of accomplishment after making it through tryouts every year and as I approach my final season, it has become clear just how much of my life was devoted to Basketball, that I truly love it and how I am thankful to be a part of something much more than just a team.

Being a leader was never my strong suit, but I often put myself in situations that required me to improve. I would frequently see my younger family seeking advice but were often discouraged since they felt uncomfortable asking their elders. This led to me becoming their mentor because I experienced similar issues first due to being a first generation student.

I attended all training sessions and spent a great amount of time playing basketball since the thrill of winning games, of becoming better pushes me forward. I believed my efforts are worthy, since I had the advantage over other players in speed and keen awareness, and I trained harder than others every day. Basketball was the only thing on my mind. Then the time came to assemble the official school team to participate in formal basketball games. I thought for all my efforts

In “The Ex-Basketball Player” by John Updike, former basketball star, Flick Webb, cannot escape his past which is depicted by the geography of the town in which he lives. The speaker explains how Flick was once a high school basketball legend, but since leaving high school his life has amounted to nothing. The first stanza begins by describing Pearl Avenue, running “past the high-school lot” and ending at “Berth’s Garage… facing west”(1,4-5). Flick’s new job at the gas station faces west, looking back at his high school. Flick is able to relive his high school memories when he looks west toward his old school, but it keeps him cemented in the past. At his new undertaking at Berth’s Garage, Flick pictures the “idiot pumps” as five basketball

The career of being a NBA basketball player in the 80’s and 2000’s. It was a lot different back in the day, the fouls were different, the uniforms, and courts. Todays game is less physical than it was in 1980.

Our coach at the time, Coach Lallemand, would have cuts at the beginning and end of the year every year. So, at the end of my sophomore year we were at tryouts going through our drills and what have you. Then at the end he called us one by one into his office. I was expecting to make the team I had no doubt in my mind I was going to make the team. When he called my name I wasn’t nervous or anxious, I knew I was

The hardest part of having a passion is sticking to it even during hardships. Julia Silverman has been gifted at basketball since she was six years old, but it was not always easy. Since she plays on two teams, she is always busy with practice. Hardworking and dedicated, she practices ten hours a week at Pine Crest and three hours a week at Boca Hoops. Michael Jordan, a famous athlete inspired her to play basketball because of his talent. Acquiring very advanced skills for her age, Silverman is put onto higher levels at Boca hoops. She also made the A team at Pine Crest every year in middle school. This girl definitely knows what pressure feels like and can handle herself on the court. Two years ago, Silverman’s team was in the championship

It was my Junior year in high school and I had decided to join the Color Guard team . I was really nervous because if you were selected you would go around the city doing color guards and representing our school. I went to all the practices that usually took place before school early in the morning. When I struggled with something I kept practicing to get done right. When I saw other people who struggled I would ask if they needed help. My instructors saw what I was doing and kept a closer eye on me for it. Eventually it came down to try outs day and the teams were

Audition day came and I was confident enough in my work ethic and assumed I was going to advance to the next stage in the competition to become an All Stater. However, the results weren’t in my favor I came out 3rd and it motivated me to become more of an overachiever and learn my music faster. My junior year in high school I went into full gear and I prepared myself even more for the region audition. I came out first and I still remember my reaction. I was happy but still determined to become an All Stater. My area auditions came around and I was more excited than ever. I had practiced everyday of Christmas break. I went into the audition excited and confident. Finally, the results came out and I came out first chair and at that moment I knew that I wanted to do this for the rest of my

I thought I had it all down until that very moment. Its casting night for the middle school play. Me as an 8th grader went in pretty confident, and I was determined to get a part. Even though last year for me as a 7th grader didn't go quite well for me. I kept working hard for the next year, to make my skills better.

As I walk onto the court my heart is pumping faster than I can count, because my team is playing the final game in the state tournament for the 1A-D11 championship title. I'm so excited I get to experience what i've been waiting for my whole life. My coach tells me I’m starting, and I’m nervous that we will lose the championship that we’ve worked eight years for. The career I would most like to pursue is playing in the NBA, because this dream career influences me to get good grades, spend time in the gym, and stay out of trouble. I have always dreamed about playing in the NBA since the first time I ever picked up a basketball. I don’t like school very much, but I need to do well to make it in the big leagues.

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