Exemplification Essay: Benny's Growing Up In Basketball

Greg Simpson sat in his dorm room that night and stewed about his rejection. When Simpson hit the Five Star courts the next day he was focused and determined to make a point. Despite being younger than everyone in the sophomore league, he dominated his rivals. He basically pillaged Five Star. When the week was over he was the league’s leading scorer, led his team to the championship earning the MVP honor and was named the top prospect in camp. To top off his week, Simpson threw down a monster dunk in the All Star game, an event that was witnessed by many of the top college coaches in the nation. At that point, Greg Simpson’s name was on the lips of every major college coach in the country. And he was yet to play a high school basketball

It all began on November 3, 2015 during my first middle school basketball tournament. The grey brick walls of the gymnasium looking more like a prison than a school. The school’s “Lincoln Park Elementary School” sign had graffiti and missed a couple letters from the name. The court was terribly small, but we began by playing the superb team of Jam on It. We were blown out and I headed back up to my mom and dad in the parent filled stands. The game wasn’t even fun to play and we looked like third graders playing them. I looked up to my parents as sad as could be.

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

When I was younger, basketball was all I wanted to play, it just looked like so much fun. In fifth grade I had my parents sign me up for CYB, then in sixth grade I tried out for middle school basketball and played all the way up until ninth grade. In middle school when I was in eighth grade I was awarded the captain position and that helped me build leadership and responsibility. All of the players especially the younger ones knew they could always come to me at any time if they needed anything or help with anything. High school basketball was a lot different than middle school. In middle school I was one of the star players so I played a lot but in high school that changed. I sat the bench a lot that taught me patience and understanding even

In this analysis I will cover the different aspects of sport subculture and what it means to be a recognizable member within a group. I will give examples of what it means to be a part of such subcultures. For example, shared ways of dressing, group status and credibility, as well as some of the groups norms and rituals. The specific group I will discuss will be my basketball team and the role I play within it. Because my team is at highly competitive level, our norms may be unlike to other teams’ especially those of less competitive teams. Each and every team has their own culture and practices, and it is through these that they identify themselves as being different from other teams along with giving them an identity and a

There are over 5,000 different types of sports. Basketball, a popular and world renowned athletic is a subculture Paul cuffee student Ramses cruz is part of. Especially now when the season is just beginning and being part of the Junior Varsity team is his main focus.

Jackie Robinson and Daisy Junior had a bunch of struggles in baseball.There where many of them.He was not able to take showers,eat with them,or sleep with them.Dasiy junoir w

I can't do the splits which was my ultimate goal. I can still do some

The book ‘Shooting Stars’, is and autobiography written by Lebron James and Buzz Bissinger, provided a fantastic read. Published in 2009, the book briefly covered Lebron’s early life while spending the majority of the time covering his teen years. The reader is informed about the struggles that Lebron and his single mother faced through his early years. He had to move houses often due to financial circumstances and thus found it hard to make friends. James soon found a passion for basketball and formed a strong bond with his 4 best friends: Dru Joyce the 3rd, Romeo Travis, Sian Cotton and Wille McGee. They combined to create ‘The Fab 5’ and began on a journey to win the ‘National Championship’. They began to feel invincible as a result of

Sam couldn't play basketball anymore so he was like there coach.Rams where playing another team. They got another player instead of sam. There coach said so ben will guard the best player on the other team. Ben was like what he to good, his coach said well he's to good but you are faster. They started the game ben was guarding Robbie doing good being fast. Rams where in the lead 52-50 in the lead. But then 9 seconds left and the other team scored 52-51. Rams lose by 1 point.

Jay received the inbound pass in the last two minutes of the game.As time was ticking on the clock,Jay pushed the ball down the court,looking to score,but instead decided to kick the ball out to his open teammate Jordan Plaster,which led to a buzzer beating shot to send the boys to the playoffs. Jay Book was one of the , or if not the most popular kid in school. Everyone wanted to be Jay Book. He was also the star point guard of the basketball team at Berea High School. He was a ladies man for sure, sometimes teachers would catch him skipping class just to be with a girl.

His first day there he felt nervous, but he just thought about basketball, he didn’t think about the school he just thought about basketball.He played his first game in college,he scored 22 points.He wore the shoes that game.He could have scored more but he was nervous about playing.He soon won a championship and he was the player of the year.In his senior in college he won another championship and he was 18 years old.He got drafted to the NBA to the

A Basketball Star Calvin is a 14 year old kid who is in the 11th grade,that had passed up many grades.How did he pass up many grades?Calvin was also on the basketball team and had good grades.When did Calvin get on the basketball team?Calvin was a very popular kid in school.Where did Calvin go to School at?Calvin was very good in basketball.Calvin was the best player on his team.What was his position in basketball,and why was he that position?Calvin would make almost every shot in the game.Calvin would make many free throws,layups,jump shots,and 3 pointers.

Running into the gym with my team, knowing it was my last middle school basketball game, but first championship game I felt elated and truly blessed. My knees quivered with anticipation after seeing all the bleachers filled with people. After realizing even the press and other media was in attendance I grasped the moment like a newly elected president at his inauguration. I am warming up doing basketball drills, when I began to look at the flags on the gym wall depicting the history of the basketball team. The years and dates of the last championship game, Historically a championship game had not been won since 2007 . The more I stared at the flags, the more it made me want to win this game and make history in this gym. As the crowd and cheerleaders start to chant, cheer and get loud, I started to feel more comfortable and rowdy more than I had ever felt in any other game that I’ve played. Waiting for the referee to blow the whistle for jumpall to start. I felt my fingertips tapping the side of my leg, which for some reason gives me a sign to myself that I am pumped up and ready to play!

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