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    History of Basketball      Who is known world-wide as the inventor of basketball? His name is Dr. James Naismith, he was born in 1861 in Almonte, Ontario. Most people wonder were a young man would think of a game like basketball. The concept of basketball was born from his school days in the area where he played a simple child's game known as duck-on-a-rock outside his one-room schoolhouse. The game involved attempting to knock a "duck" off the top of a large

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    Each rack has three rows that hold five basketballs per row. The metallic feeling to these racks are very cold and intense to the touch. Life is a basketball, constantly bouncing up and down. All of the great basketball players used one common tool to keep life more on the upside of the metaphor, a basketball. Michael Jordan. LeBron James. Tim Duncan. Like they all used, the basketballs on this rack are exactly identical. Deep Tangerine Men’s basketballs, that have a light yellowish tint to them

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    Guards Drill Basketball

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    Guards are the playmakers on a basketball team. Frequently, they drive fast breaks and are the court generals in charge of running the offense. Even the most experienced guards need to practice important drills that improve their skills. Here are [] excellent drills for guards to ehance the skills they need to help their team win. Court Vision Ever player on the basketball court benefits from improving their court vision. None more so than a guard though. Being able to instantly locate open teammates

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    Basketball In The 1930's

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    Basketball was first introduced in the late 1800’s. As the game evolved so did the developments of the game as well. Some of the things that were developing were the rules of the game. These rules included the basic rules that we see today such as traveling, double dribble, personal fouls and technical fouls. Other things that were developing were players learning how to dribble and how to shoot. Although there was no proper way to figure out a way to score a basket, players sought fit the best

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    The invention I chose was basketball. Basketball is a sport that people play inside a gym and uses a hardwood court. I’m here to tell you guys who invented it, where did they invent it, and etc.. I will also tell you why he invented it. One last thing, I will tell you what he used for the nets and balls. Hope you Enjoy! James Naismith was the person that invented Basketball. He invented it in 1981 in the winter time. He invented this so people could have an inside sport since it was the winter time

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    It was a Friday night sitting aside from the gym court as I watched two teams about to face each other. They were both great high schools and both in devision two in the sport of basketball. It was Hope High School (aka: Blue Wave) verses my school, Mount Pleasant High School also know as the Kilties. I alway hated Hope High School for their Blue Wave cockiness. That night in side the loud, hot, and sweaty high school gym, was the night of most intimidation. As the crowd cheered loudly for the Blue

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    in my basketball career for the Sixers, Dream Team, Stl Rising Stars, B-Mac Bounce, and NEMS. I love basketball but it's slowly coming to an end I'm getting tired of it. I've been playing basketball all my life, but every team I played for since I have gotten better. I learned new skills on each team such as defense, offense, and running plays and how to be a leader. I would have liked to be able to play in high school, but based off on how many days of suspension I have I can't. Basketball wasn’t

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    This movie is set in 1999 and based on a true story of inspiration of how a team of basketball players who cannot work together at all, after a true and good Coach can come together and play very well in a basketball tournament. With a coach who believes in his team and has respect for his team and teaching them respect to each other and themselves they strive for greatness. Teaching values in a creative and almost abstract way to these young men to coach them not only for the game but for the rest

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    Canadian physical education instructor. He was given a special task to carry out, that would help keep certain athletes conditioned during the cold months, as it was too cold to play baseball or football outside. Little did he know that this game of basketball would take off, and become one of the biggest sports in not only America, but also the many countries of the world. I will be discussing my understanding on sports sociology with examples, and references that I have gathered. Sports sociology is

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    Basketball is one of the most popular sports in America, and it is also very popular overseas. It is so popular because it is fast-paced, suspenseful, and very entertaining to watch. It is played on many different levels including high school, collegiate and professional. All three of these levels are fun to watch, but some levels are more fun to watch than others. The most entertaining level to watch is the collegiate level because it has very talented athletes that play with heart and it has an

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