Descriptive Essay On Basketball

Basketball was my favorite sport growing up. I’ve played since I was little and I still play the game today. I played basketball at my elementary school, St. Cecilia, from Kindergarten till 8th Grade and also played AAU basketball for about 2 years before entering High School. Going into my freshmen year of High School, the first sport I played was basketball. Tryouts began in about the start of November and ended about 2 weeks after. I had made the Freshmen A team. I was excited and as the season progressed, we didn’t win many games but I still had fun playing. Nearing the end of the season, golf was another sport coming up that I also wanted to try and play. I say “try and play” because at the time, I was also going to play AAU basketball. I had set in my mind that I was going to play basketball for all of my four years of high school, but my parents pushed me to tryout for golf. When the basketball season ended, golf tryouts started. Tryouts lasted for about 2 weeks, and I made the JV team. When I found out I made the team, I was very surprised. I hadn’t put in the hard work as others before tryouts came around, but the coach saw potential in me and that I can become a great player. The coach saw so much potential in me, that every week, I kept progressing in skill and fine tuning my mechanics. Halfway through the season, about 4 or 5 weeks after I made the team, my coach gave me the chance to play with the Varsity Golf team for a couple days. I was excited and eager to

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.

‘’Hey Jibril are you ready’’ I responded with a smirk and said of course these kids won’t know what is coming. The small building held several grades and had one of the worst courts in town. When the coach blew the whistle a Tall skinny man who had strong arms and stern face led the tryouts and the gym erupted into squeals of shoes on hardwood and the crack of the rim every time a shot was taken. The practice was held in a small gym, It was tattooed with baby pictures of kids performing gym class activities. practice was intense and precise coach analyzing every move. By the end of practice the court filled with sweat and the tryouts were over. Coach was borrowed in the corner with a stern face ,announcing the team. The first person was called and bolted out the room in Anger showed in his face and I was nervous about my fate.

My basketball career at Sauers ended with an invitation to the National Lutheran Basketball tournament made up of 32 boys and 32 girls teams from all over the US. Our journey began Thursday morning with a send off from our school with a tunnel made of students. As we crammed into the van that cool morning, I could feel the excitement growing within in the team for the weekend to come. After arriving at Valparaiso University, we had to check in as a team. Walking into the main gym, I realized this time it seemed much larger, although I have seen the gym before from a previous teams playing in the tournament. The main gym smelled of freshly made popcorn, with a glow reflecting off the court, and the sound of multiple conversations happening at once that seemed to make your head spin from all the chaos. Looking at each gym we could possibly play in, I could picture the loud crowds packed into the bleachers that should only hold half the people that were in them.

What makes this building unique is that it houses two full-sized college basketball courts, over forty-five years of turf with a 300-yard track surrounding both the turf and two courts. That is not all, it also provides on the main floor connected to the basketball courts, a full-sized weight room equipped with

The word cool is valued differently by each individual as everyone has a different view on objects or thoughts in life. How cool is defined is basically something that one cherishes or has passion for as it could vary from playing sports to having a pet rock. Playing basketball is cool because it is a sport for anyone who has passion for the game as each player holds a different position on the court allowing a team to function well. Not only is basketball a sport for anyone, it also acts as a stress relief. Basketball allows individuals to be put in a relaxed state of mind allowing their minds to clear up from the stress that they may possibly had to endure throughout their day. The definition of cool could change as one progresses in their life because their enjoyment for certain things may change as they age. Unlike other sports, basketball is life and it is a sport meant for any age groups because it does not require a lot of physical strength. Basketball is more of a mental sport because each individual would have to push themselves to become better each day by doing drills to brush up their fundamentals. A passionate basketball individual will go through hell just to improve a slightest bit because basketball is life for everyone for finds passion in the game. For example, Kobe Bryant, a Los Angeles Lakers Legend, spent most of his life playing professional basketball and Michael Jordan, a living basketball legend, even had his own brand under Nike. Both basketball

The basketball gym gives me several positive emotions and vibes. For example, when I make a shot, the sound of the basketball going through the net relaxes me. My adrenaline increases every time I hear the sound of the ball pounding against the hardwood floor.

Basketball, B-A-S-K-E-T-B-A-L-L, 10 letters. Kobe, Michael, Curry. It might not mean anything to you but it means everything to me. How are legends born? Success, Failure. Pain. They don’t do it for the money for the glory, or the fam, they do because they love it but why do I do it. Because, I love it. And this is my story.

First the basketball gym is important to the students at Georgia State because it fosters social relationship for students that attend the school. The basketball gym is a place where students can make friend and meet new people. When I did my observations at the basketball gym, I witnessed the beginnings of friendships occur when teammates of the opposing team I played against introduced themselves to their teammates. After the game two members of the team had a friendly conversation and they ended up exchanging phone numbers. I also noticed that a lot of the students that came to gym came with their friends. I noticed that the second time I went to the gym when I noticed that the students who were friends the first time I went to the came with the same friends when I made my second visit to the gym. The basketball gym provides a place for students where students can spend time with each other strengthening their friendship. While students wait for their turn to play, lots of social interactions are taking place among students. I heard students giving their peers practical advice about life as a college students, and gave words of encouragements to pursue their goals. The social interactions the basketball gym at the Rec Center provide help students build confidence and boast emotional health of Georgia State students.

iThe school day was over and the kids were rushing through the doors and overflowing the hallways. “Today is the day to try out for the middle school basketball team!” I thought.

Basketball is a sport played worldwide of people of all ages. The game was originally invented by James Naismith, a physical education teacher of what is now known as Springfield College. The game was first created to occupy athletes at a small Northeast school. Now it is played all around the world. In this essay, the history, equipment, leaders, and rules of the game will be explained.

With eleven seconds left on the clock, my team rushed the ball up the court. Getting trapped in the corner, my teammate heaved the ball to where I stood at the foul line. The ball left my fingertips just as the buzzer sounded. I watched in hope as the ball slowly rotated in mid-air. The shot appeared perfect, but it wasn’t until I heard the clank of the back of the rim, that I had realized I had missed. I went home that night, having to swallow a 22-20 loss to my greatest enemies: my best friends.

The Warriors forced a game seven, will they be able to go in this game in crunch time and win their first NBA Title? The crowd is amazing at Oracle Arena, and here come the players with energy ready to pull out the win. As the first quarter started I was on the bench waited for my time to go in, man I'm ready!Yes, I'm finally in it's the second quarter and were down by three let's pull out the lead and win this game. It's halftime and were going into the locker room, as we go into the locker room I’m thinking to myself that we are going to win this game and we have the talent, so while coach is talking to us he is telling us just to keep our heads high and believe and we can pull out this win. It’s the end of halftime and were going out for

I would come here at all times. If I was mad at my family, bored, or had just watched Lebron James highlight mix tapes for the past hour, I would get whatever ball I had at the time, at most times worn down to a fuzzy or sandpapered surface and would migrate toward the alley. Leaving the real world behind, I unlatched the gate and stepped out of my boredom and stress and onto the rough, gray, paved runway for my enjoyment. My fascination of basketball started somewhere not far from there.

Basketball may seem like a complicated sport but it is not unless one makes it complicated. In the game of basketball there is the basket which has a back board made of a sturdy glass and a net made from special rope. Then there is the basketball which is made of rubber with a leather cover for grip. The players wear shorts and a jersey with a number and sometimes the last name of the player on the back and the same number and team name on the front. The player will also wear a special shoe made for the sport. The shoes are made from different materials, and the bottom of the shoe has a good, sticky