Descriptive Essay About Basketball

I fell in love with basketball 7 years ago. What began as a few trial trainings gradually grew into a deep passion for the sport. I realized that I had the flair for it as doing moves like layups came to me very naturally. All I had to do was to observe my coach do an example once, practice the move a few times, and I got it.

Moreover, common mistake those students make when doing a lay-up. Is that they either don’t run fast enough with the ball that the ball get snatched away from them. Another mistake a student would make when making a lay-up, is the fact that they don’t bend their elbows enough to release it inside the net.

A couple of my friends told me I was too passive, not taking enough shots and not being aggressive enough. It was as if my real life attributes translated into this sport. My shyness in class, reluctance to answer questions in fear of failure prevented me from trying to score in basketball? The connection was so real that I was worried I could never

The basketball tryouts was fun, but I kept missing layups. Layups are the easiest shots to make in the game of basketball. We practiced so many times with the left and right handed layups. I missed so many wide open layups, it seems easy, but that is difficult when going at fast pace.

Basketball is not just a sport, to me it is a lifestyle; there is something about shooting the orange sphere through the net and hearing that “swoosh” sound that can force any problem to instantly go away. Nothing can compare to the satisfaction that is felt when stepping onto the court or feeling the padded outer-layer of the ball clash with the tips of my fingers after bouncing up from the ground. The court is a second home to me. I have been playing basketball since I was eight years old. It seemed to come as second nature. Once I reached middle school, I competed for a spot on the seventh grade girls basketball team and earned myself a spot. Those girls meant everything to me. I can recall practices when we got off task and goofed around for a bit, but we always got back to work.

Basketball is a lot of fun to play. I have a quick reflex when it comes to shooting the ball. It doesn’t matter what position I play. Whether I am a center or forward. The ball just seems to find me no matter where I am standing. My teammates give me the ball ad I put it in the hoop, I don’t complain. I just

The crowd goes wild. Family, friends, and other athletes cheer words of encouragement and clap as the ball moves down the court towards our team’s basket. Sprinting and occasionally dribbling the ball, Jekeil, one of the autistic athletes, arrives at his destination and flings the ball underhand in the direction of the basket. This high velocity ball soars upwards, and it looks like his shot is a complete miss, but swish. Hours of layup drills, free throws, and scrimmages have led to this basket. I know this is not how to shoot a basketball, and it’s definitely not what I coached the athletes to do. However, his unorthodox technique works, and it doesn’t matter that I failed to teach Jekeil perfect basketball skills, because this is Special

As talked about before, kinesics is a skill that can be improved upon. In fact, an experiment was conducted by Natalie Sebanz, a graduate of Radboud University Nijmegen, showed that after one subject saw numerous pass fakes and actual passes they were able to determine when they were going to receive the ball or be duped. The study showed that people have different postural cues when faking or actually passing, similar to a poker players tell (Sebanz 1). Players work on dribbling, shooting, passing, among other actions without realizing the kinesics behind them. When players are working on crossovers, hesitations, spin moves, and behind the back dribbles, they are practicing deception. Kids growing up watching their favorite NBA players pull off some of these miraculous moves are not appreciating them for the deceit behind them, instead they are consumed by the appeal factor of the move. However, dribble moves are not the only way that defenders are deceived. Other ways to swindle an opponent are by changing speeds, ball fakes, and using or not using eye contact. Furthermore, coaches and players establish plays with gestures during the course of a basketball game so they can deceive the competition and communicate without using words. Not only the players and coaches, but the referees have their own gestures to inform the scorers table and crowd of a foul call. As the game progresses, these actions become more strenuous on the

My team, Clackamas Select, down against a top ranked AAU team, Salem Swish. In basketball terms, it was crunchtime. We needed a 3 pointer, specifically from someone who specialized in shooting. Who would’ve thought that I, once the shy little kid who never tried, would step up to take the final shot? I got the ball, and time slowed down. I took one quick glance into the crowd, and I saw my dad. He was smiling. He knew what was coming next. The intensity of the game was reaching it's climax, with the crowd on their feet and the noise in the gym seemingly getting louder by the second.With 5 seconds left, I storm down the court, eyeing the 3 point line. I ran this simulation in the driveway all the time, yearning for the chance to be in that situation. After that it was just like practice. Garnering the remaining energy left in my body, I shot from the same distance I practiced for the past 4 years, and waited for that sweet, harmonious noise. Swish. I was surrounded by the people and sport I loved as the buzzer went off. I couldn’t be

It was a chilly fall evening at the local park. There I was on the court, practicing my shots for an upcoming game. I felt like I was on the level of the greatest shooter like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. I was “in the zone.” That is the greatest feeling any basketball player can experience. Every shot was going in the basket. I kept on hearing the swoosh sound of the net. Even my friend, who was there with me, was in shock. He knew I was a good shooter, but what I displayed was something beyond normal. This good shooting carried into two pick up games I played. I had felt as if I was given the green light to shoot whenever I pleased to. My teammates kept on passing me the ball and for the most part I did not fail them. That day I was “The

I’ve always been the kid that liked basketball growing up. It amazed me how the people on television did all the different moves and shots so easily. Even though they made it seem easily, when I tried it I always failed. I realized these players put in countless hours in the gym and I put in none. One day I was watching television and Kobe Bryant had lost a game, and after the loss he went to the practice gym instead of showering. So that day I knew that I will never be as good as I want to be if I don’t put the work in.

I like playing basketball and shooting from half court and making it just to win the game for me and my team. I have done it almost every time when i played it is very hard sometimes especially when people are around. Also when you shoot the ball from half court and try and make it from half court you can’t hit the ceiling , because they won’t count it when you shoot the. Also you can’t wait till you hit the ground because it will be a travel. But that’s all for shooting the ball from half court and playing a game of basket it and dunking and shooting from the three. But always remember when you can only take so many steps or it will be a travel and also make sure you strache because if you don’t you can pull a muscle if you

I’ve got butterflies in my stomach, millions. “We have someone new on the team”He exclaims. “This is Symiah.” Everyone says hello and then he calls use to the base line. He tells us to get in three lines and we have to do three man weave. I look as dumb as a rock. I trying focus on what to do but I don't get it. After, We have to do layups we have to yell LEFT RIGHT on the right side and RIGHT LEFT on the left side.So after, the coachs split us up into two groups the gruads and the post. That day I learned how to post up and shoot the ball (I missed all my

Now every day on my spare time I go outside to my basketball goal and play with my friends and family and I show them new basketball moves I can do. I think I am the best person on the court when I play other people. When I get done after all that I get ready for bed and

In order to actually make a basket, you have to understand the basic fundamentals of shooting which involve simple mechanics. Firstly square your shoulders towards the target whether it is a wall or the actual basket. Place your dominant shooting fingers under the ball, tuck your elbow close to your body and balance the ball lightly to achieve a greater percentage of success. The horizontal and vertical alignment of the person to the court needs to be at a reasonable distance to start off if you are a beginner. The most common shot is known as the free throw shot (used by mostly younger individuals) in which the person should lack the strength/ability to shoot the ball with one hand. Rick Barry, the former NBA player, was an advocate of channeling