significant difference between loving to play the game of basketball and loving the game of basketball. Don’t get me wrong, I live for the rush you get after winning a hard fought game, but true love for the game goes well beyond the court. As my unavoidable final year in high school begins, it is hard to not look back on my basketball journey and see how my love for the game, and all that I have learned from it, is what makes me who I am today. Basketball has been apart of my life for as long as I remember
can have several real-world implications in our everyday lives. Experiments Take the following experiment into consideration. You are tasked to watch a video of a group of people pass basketballs back and forth. Three of them are dressed in white shirts and the other three in black shirts. You are to concentrate on the basketballs and count how many times the balls were passed by the people in white shirts. However, here comes the twist. While you’re busy counting the basketballs flying
When playing a game in MyCareer, a player is graded on their performance on the court. Often times 2K rewards astute basketball play for taking a good shot, making an extra pass, or stealing the ball. Hold the ball too long, turnover the ball, or make any poor decision and a player’s overall grade for the match drops. In a real basketball setting, teammates often praise players who play team ball while giving criticism to those who consistently make poor decisions. In the game mode MyCareer, avatars
Playing intermural basketball was an experience like nothing I have been exposed to before. Our team consisted of 6 kids from various grades and ages. Playing an intermural sport allowed me to express my competitive nature in sports, grow friendships, and ultimately make memories that I will not forget and helped me complete my fitness goals. Intermural basketball brought out many qualities in each of us that are not usually shown in a classroom setting. My competitive nature in sports is very
in my AAU basketball season. That is when we meet a team we just couldn't beat. That is when we finally realized we needed to work hard. I was 13 years old, in the 7th grade, and loved the game of basketball. First Class Game, my AAU basketball team, had been my team for two years now. Even though I was in 7th grade I often played up with the older 9th grade team to keep my skill level at a higher level than the kids my age. I stayed in the gym during the summer and so did my teammates. The basketball
think about basketball, there are multiple teams, plays, and players that come to mind. Michael Jordan is one of the players every person knows and has respect for. He is a legend of this game and has changed the game of basketball forever. He is considered to be the best basketball player of all time but not just because of the numbers he put up on the board or how many games his teams won. Michael Jordan has impacted society because of the kind of person he was, on and off the basketball court, the
Do you have a favorite basketball player? Most people have a favorite basketball player. A fans favorite basketball player is Michael Jordan because he’s one of the best players ever knowned, he’s always working hard, he always responds back to his defender in a possative way, we know when and where he was born, when did he play in the olympics, what college he had went or attended to, who are his parents, how many championships did he win, when did he join the NBA, where did he get a full scholarship
Practice day in and day out. Games every week. Going as hard as you can in practice and leaving nothing behind in games. Being on a team has made me all around, a better individual. Throughout the years I have learned this and put it to the test in more places than just the court. Being on a team has made me more of a leader. In practice, I call out plays and help tell people where to go when they need it. I also take charge of trying to cheer up the team if we are losing. Doing this has helped
no, experience regarding the game of wheelchair basketball. The participants will be college students between the ages of 18-21, with 3 individuals encompassing each category (3 players with a level one classification, 3 players with a level two classification, and so on up to level four). As it relates to the actual practice, this will be taking place during the pre-season, as the athletes must become acquainted with the general knowledge and specifics of the game before more in-depth exercises
Basketball used to be my favorite pastime. It was something that I would look forward to and thought that I'd never have enough of. This however, all changed when I joined my high school basketball team. It was because of unfair coaching, trouble managing time, and the real things that come with being on a team that changed my view on basketball completely. Unfair coaching had always been an issue in the sport that I strongly disliked the thought of. I however, was not used to this because my middle