Every night in the small town of Greenville, Mississippi, people from all across town come to a local gym called 24/7 Fitness Center to play pickup basketball. The age of these people can vary from young teens to around 60 years old. The set up of these basketball games are different from the regular rules of organized basketball. For instance, there are no referees to police any violation of rules by calling “fouls”. Therefore, the players themselves must call a “foul” if they believe that their opponent has violated a rule of the game. Also, referees are responsible for deciding on an “out of bounds” violation. In this kind of violation, the team that touched the ball before the ball goes out of the boundary on which the players play basketball …show more content…
However, since there are no referees, the players, themselves, must make these decisions inevitably leading to arguments. The arguments are usually settled in one of two ways. Either one player allows the other player to win the argument due to respect, or the players decide to perform an action called “shooting for it.” In this process, the two players who are arguing must shoot the basketball from a certain distance. Whoever makes the shot by putting the basketball into the goal wins the argument. Players who come to these nightly events usually come often and are familiar with the other players because they know each others names. If a new player decides to join the basketball game, it can be visible that he or she is not familiar with the other players due to a lack of comfort in body language and lack of communication with others. In order to further understand the dynamic of the arguments that ensue within these basketball games and the role that both old and new players have in this social interaction with each other, the ideas of facework and social code and norms will be applied to the nightly basketball game of
The purpose of this assignment was to observe and analyze the behaviors of UC Davis athletes on an NCAA Intercollegiate sports team. I was able to observe the athletes in their natural setting and observe their behaviors before, during and after the game. This assignment is important because we are observing athletes without interfering. This gives the researcher the ability to observe their natural behavior while playing the game. From this experience we are trying to learn the different behaviors that each player has, or if they have any similarities. We are also learning how players interact with their team, their coaches and the crowd.
The book “Last Shot” shows what a basketball game is really about. It doesn't just show you the game and who wins; It shows you how all the competitors need to prepare immensely to attempt to win. It shows you how the players could throw everything away with their grades or selling team merchandise for a maximum profit. During the read of this book, you are Stevie Thomas, teen writing contest winner. You get to experience the time of your life (at least from his perspective), which is going and reporting at the Men’s Basketball NCAA Tournament Final Four. You discover what the reporters have to go through and maybe what the players are told to do. Basketball is much more than just the game, it’s life.
NBA 2K18, an annual installment of the 2K series, is targeted towards anyone who generally enjoys basketball who is over the age of ten. Interestingly, many parents opt to buy this game for even younger children who are fans of the NBA so that the children themselves can indulge in continuing their interest in basketball.What makes NBA 2K18 so effective is the realism it portrays through simulation. Players are able to control an NBA player or team and learn many different play styles of basketball. Implicitly, the game allows players through observation to fundamentally make adjustments to their own play style in real life or mimic aspects of professional player to make themselves better. On the other hand, players through simulation may simply play their own play style and learn its weakness and strengths through success or failures against other players, friends, or computer simulated games. For anyone who does not play basketball, NBA2K appeals to many because the NBA has such a huge fanbase. By being able to control players in the NBA, fans can recreate highlight plays such as inhuman dunks, exceptional passes, and of course simply use their favorite team to dominate all other NBA
I concur with the argument the writer has put forward. Most of the sports played today highly encourage for the participants to involve in physical interaction. If we take the example of football or baseball players are acquiesced to tackle, clash and grasp each other. Furthermore, overzealous parents and coaches impose a threat to children playing the sports by implementing adult standards, due to which gameplay has become fierce.
The value behind entertainment depends on each individual and their likings, implying that not every single human being enjoys playing sports. However, people who do seek enjoyment through athletic activities should know that such vigorous movement can permit various benefits. Competing 5 on 5 on the basketball court involves teamwork and a game plan. The 5 players on each team must create a clever strategy for allies to follow through on court. Possibly achieving a blind pass, jab step or block can make a victorious battle. Communication, team cooperation and interpreting the opponent’s next
It’s often an uphill fight. The ego-driven culture of basketball, and society in general, militates against cultivating this kind of selfless action, even for members of a team whose success as individuals in tied directly to the group performance. Our society places such a high premium on individual achievement, it’s easy for players to get blinded by their own self-importance and lose a sense of interconnectedness, the essence of teamwork.”
Imagine being 19 years old and making millions of dollars doing what you love; this is just one opportunity that the NBA’s ‘one-and-done’ rule offers young, talented basketball players. The NBA has a rule in place for all of it’s upcoming stars. They must be at least 19 and one year separated from their last season of high school basketball. There a many different perspectives and opinions on the rule but there are a lot of benefits to young athletes the option to be in the NBA by such a young age and getting started on their professional career at only the age of 19. The rule simply offers many opportunities that many other sports leagues
The NBA “one-and-done” rule was first implemented in the summer of 2006. This new rule concerns the eligibility for recent high school graduates to forego their eligibility to play college basketball and enter straight into the NBA draft. The informed high school basketball players that they had to be at least one year removed from high school and had to be at least 19 years of age in order to partake in the NBA draft. Currently, the league does not require players to play NCAA basketball as you can be drafted after playing a season overseas. However, for many high school graduates attending college has becomes their only option in pursing the dream to one-day play in the NBA.
Basketball is an evolving game, so the rules of the game must evolve with it. It is important that The National Basketball Association adapt to the changing game styles, because it is your duty as the head of an organization, to give the best product possible. As the number of games plagued with intentional fouls increases, the number of fans will decrease. It is your job as the jurisdiction of the NBA, to make sure that the game does not regress, and that the fans are getting what they want. The solution to the problem of intentional fouling in the NBA is to give coaches the option of inbounding the ball instead of taking free throws.
Basketball is a sport that consists of a lot of physical and mental capabilities. Players are required to know how to properly dribble, pass, and rebound the ball while inquiring the knowledge to know what other player the person should give the ball to. After working so hard on the court, when the coaches call for a time out, the
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
The NBA, the second most watched sport in America, is known for making NBA fans happy if their favorite team wins, or make them lose their minds when their favorite team loses. The NBA has had many moments that will go down in sports history, but what if everything was not what it seems like and player, coaches, owners, officials, and many more, have been lying to their passionate fans. Many NBA fans spend their time and money for the NBA, to merchandise, tickets, and spending two hours and thirty minutes of their lives to spend time watching two teams play competitive basketball. If the NBA was rigged, not only will it change the whole perspective of NBA, but it wouldn’t get many people interested in spending their time on it. Many people
Thesis: This paper argues that basketball is the most difficult sport, for a number of reasons that will be pointed out through the literature on the game, the coaches, and the players.
Under the safe place statute, Taxpayer can make several claims that the City of Milwaukee was negligent in maintaining the course. First, Taxpayer can assert that the City failed in their duty to warn spectators of the risks of an errant ball. However, the National Basketball Association (“NBA”), the largest professional basketball in the world, does not require arena owners to warn spectators of the risks for attending a basketball game, particularly those inherent with courtside seats. Unfortunately, courts have yet to address the issue of to what extent, if any, an owner of a basketball stadium has to warn spectators of potential risks. A determination of if a basketball arena’s owner duty to warn will likely require the court to look at unique circumstance of a basketball game, using the duty to warn spectators in golf, baseball, and hockey as guidance but not binding precedent. Ultimately, it is likely that a court would find that no duty to warn spectators exist because the risks of setting courtside at a basketball game, literally feet from the intense action of the game, should be
Sports, a very popular past time today, have been around since ancient times. Greek Olympic Games featured events from chariot races, javelin throws, to wrestling. In addition, a game similar to soccer was played in China by the second century BC. In England, a violent rugby type game was even played to settle feuds between villages. With the development of the industrial revolution and the creation of the first public schools, sports decreased in violence and were played more recreationally and constructively. Basketball was invented to help the youth in New England spend their energy in the winter months. Since the early 1900’s sports have been a key experience in the United States (“History of Sports”). I have played