High School Basketball History

As parents, we are staunch believers of the educational value high school presents, and the excitements youth sports bring us. However, most of us are to blame, behind the bright basketball court lights lie an ugly underbelly, a monstrous façade called politics. During the championship seasons, we’ve heard and even seen tales of

In the early spring of 1969 a group of Boston community leaders had an idea about creating a city-wide basketball program to both introduce the

The hall of fame I decided to visit was the Men’s Basketball Hall of Fame, which is located in Springfield Massachusetts. Its overlooking the Springfield skyline and on the banks of the Connecticut River. This hall of fame was chosen to be located in Springfield instead of anywhere else in the United States because its right around the same place the game was first played. On December 21, 1891 James Naismith presented a brand new game to eighteen young men in his class, starting the phenomenon we now call basketball.

However, the switch to multiple-class tournaments eliminated some of the rivalries in sectional action because now only schools with similar enrollment figures competed against each other. For example, North Decatur High School and Greensburg High School no longer participate in the same sectional because North Decatur High School is a Class 2A school while Greensburg High School is a class 3A school. Thus, to create a six to eight-team sectional with schools sharing similar enrollment figures, some schools now have to travel great distances. Consequently, their fan bases also have to travel great distances to support their base. Therefore, fans of schools undergoing miserable or disappointing seasons would no longer be willing to travel to

Throughout history, the growth in value and demand of Division I athletics has caused many people to question

“You can’t always be the strongest or most talented person in the room, but you can be the most comparative.” This was a famous saying from basketball player, Pat Summitt. The early 1990’s was both a great and not so great time for women’s athletics. There were some very athletic women who didn’t get enough credit because they were judged by playing sports; it made them not “attractive.” The NBA approved the proposal to begin the WNBA in June 1997 (Valois). Many important things happened in the 90’s that made the WNBA what it is today.

This formation of a large, urban, public school sports league was a major development for organized youth athletics and also signaled that athletics had become an important part of public education (Bowen & Hitt, 2016, p. 8).

The decreases in participation and winning records in Belle Plaine High School sports have become more noticeable throughout the past three years. Students have discontinued or transferred to other schools to become more successful within their sport. The average number of student athletes during the 2012-2013 school year at Belle Plaine High School averaged twenty-seven participants; however, this number decreased to an average of seventeen participants for the current school year (Staff, … 2013 128-131; 2014 60-63). The winning records correspond with participation, with additional games won during the 12 - 13 school year than during this year. This is due to the lack of student participation. Even though some students are too embarrassed

As the city’s population expanded, finding enough space for these sports became an issue. Hockey was played on frozen lakes, and baseball diamonds were constructed in city parks. But basketball courts became an issue. While there were plenty of gymnasiums in Edina and the surrounding cities youth basketball associations did not want to share “their courts” (despite the fact that most of the courts belonged to private gyms or to the school district). These associations petitioned to the Edina School Board for more basketball courts, promising political support for the elected members of the school board. The school board agreed and, after much consideration, chose the fields behind the high school and nearest to my home as the location for a new fitness center, complete with eight more basketball

James Naismith was just 30 working as an athletic coordinator for the University of Kansas when he was told that he had 30 days to invent a game for the soccer and football players to play and stay fit during the winter. The game couldn't contain as much physical contact as football and soccer because the coaches did not want their players getting injured before the season started. ‘The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play 'Drop the Handkerchief.’ And that is how one of the greatest games came to life.

Every year college basketball programs lose players to graduation, entering the NBA Draft or transferring to another school. Usually that consist of a small handful of players, but Kent State men’s basketball coach Rob Senderoff is trying to figure out how to replace seven players from a team who went 19-13.

Michigan basketball is in rare territory as a consistent inside presence is the missing piece to the Wolverines’ postseason success puzzle.

Many people think Division One College basketball and high school basketball are the same, but do people understand the differences? In the same way they use a basketball, wear uniforms, have a student section, and have the same number of players on the court. Division One College basketball teams, such as, Villanova, Duke, or North Carolina, offer a more professional level type of basketball game for fans to watch. However, this would require fans to travel around to different states. On the other hand, high schools such as Archbishop Ryan or Father Judge, provide a more local game to make traveling less for people. Division One College basketball and high school basketball both provide a fun environment; however, they differ in capacity, rules, and arena.

This event developed over the text because there was a girl named claire she wanted to get the girl scout gold award then she met with some officials she wanted to build a basketball court for the homeless kids. Then she had to donate money to get a builder to donate concrete. The she got allot of stuff from her friends donating to her sale and it was a big sale. She raised 1700$ but it still wasn't enough money so she started calling parents and begging for money so she could bilt the basketball court.The project took about 3 weeks and it cost $25000,and the workers she hired now kids can play at there new basketball court and now they can run jump and have fun .She felt good about herself about what she has done to help kids have fun.

Many policies in interscholastic sports may be controversial none more so than the play-to-play or activity fee for student athletes. In this paper, three policies at Enterprise High School and Enterprise City Schools are discussed. From the activity fee students are paying, fundraising being part of head coaches duties, and finally the existence of multiple booster clubs for the athletic department. Enterprise High School does not have a formal handbook for athletic. When asked the athletic director Trent Trawick response was “the athletic department at Enterprise does not need a handbook for athletics. We comply with all Alabama High School Athletic Association bylaws and Enterprise city school board policies.” (Trawick, 2017). The policies discussed in this paper are from Enterprise school board policies and job descriptions for head coaches. It is important for schools to maintain proper policies and procedures.