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    effect on Basketball By: Kami Cloninger 4th Period 7th Grade Science December 3rd , 2015 Mrs Natalie Stricklin Isaac Newton was a brilliant scientist and brought many theories and laws to the sciences that we know today. The one we will be discussing today is the effects that Newton 's Second Law of Motion (Law of Acceleration F net = m*a). This law has been used over the centuries in many forms but this paper will introduce the effects of Newton’s Second Law on basketball, although

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    shooting guard passes it back to the point guard…1…the point guard shoots from behind the 3-point line…0. Countless fans across the globe may get thrills while watching an intense minor or professional basketball game, although, few actually know where or how this widely popular sport was created. From this paper, one will acquire information about the origin of the game of basketball, how the game has evolved over time, and basketball as a

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    “The Triple Double.” Did you know triple doubles are hard to get during a game? But Russell Westbrook averaged about 68 triple doubles every game. A double double is another good thing to get but its not better than a triple double. Basketball has lots of great things to the game. Triple doubles an get you awards for the season like an MVP or The rules of the game are annoying but you have to follow them, and some of them are understandable. First, you can’t make contact with the other player on

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    Basketball has been played all around the world and there are many different rules and regulations when playing this sport. Basketball has many different levels of experience. There is a level at the fifth and sixth grade level, the seventh and eighth grade level, the junior varsity level, the varsity level in high school, the college level, and the professional level or National Basketball Association (NBA). Basketball was invented in 1892 by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith. He started with

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    We can all agree that basketball is almost becoming popular around the world. So many people play this sport but do people know how basketball started and how it evolute throughout the years since basketball was borned? So like every other sports and creations, there has to be a inventor and in basketball there was a man by the name of Dr. James Naismith. “Created in 1891 in a Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA gymnasium has grown into a game played worldwide by more than 300 million people”(historybits

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    greatest game of all time. Basketball was invented December 1891 at a YMCA gymnasium in Springfield, Massachusetts. The game was invented to be an indoor game for students to play during the cold winter months since there were no previous indoor game that could involve a whole class. Basketball started out with only 13 rules that were made by Naismith in 1891 and the rules have continued to grow and change up to present day. The change that had the biggest impact on how basketball is played was the introduction

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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 Physics of Basketball Essay

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    The Physics of Basketball There are many aspects to the game of basketball and physics can be applied to all of them. Although to be good at basketball it is not necessary to play it from a physics point of view. Basketball players become good by developing muscle memory for the actions that must be performed in the game of basketball from years of practice. Nevertheless knowing some of the physics in the game of basketball can help a good player be a better player. In this paper I will cover

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    If you are wondering how to shoot a three-pointer the proper way, then you should Read and follow the steps I call B.E.E.F. Basketball players like Stephen Curry, Dirk Nowitzki, Buddy Hield, Klay Thompson, Kyrie Irving, Kyle Korver, Eric Gordon and so any many other significant NBA shooters apply B.E.E.F in their jump shot. The first letter in B.E.E.F is B. B, is for Balance. What that means is that you have to keep your feet shoulder-width apart with your dominant foot slightly ahead of your other

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    A trainer for the Team USA basketball program once described how Kobe Bryant practiced deliberately until he made 800 shots in the morning. Although his other teammates were practicing as well, Kobe practiced more hours on specific skills to become an elite player. Similarly, Malcolm Gladwell, who is the founder of the 10,000 hour rule, believes that to be an expert on something, it requires 10,000 hours. This suggests that Kobe practiced to be the best basketball player in the world. If I were to

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