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Basketball has gotten many young African Americans off the streets and out of gangs and drugs. Before Allen Iverson hit double digits he was on the streets past 12 am or trying to fit in with the older guys. Then basketball would take up most of his time so he could not have time to be on the streets. In my first paragraph I will explain what is basketball. In my second paragraph I will explain the rules of basketball. In my final paragraph I am going to explain how to become a professional or

The world wide sport basketball was founded in December 1891. When a Canadian physical education instructor called James Naismith needed to find a way to keep young athletes warm during the cold winter months. Dr. James Naismith worked at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. James Naismith invented basketball on December 1891 at a training school in Springfield, Massachusetts. From 1891- 1906 the game consisted of two peach baskets and a soccer ball. There would be 19 people on the court (8

NBA players just don’t consist of people from the US. Actually about 30% of the NBA players today are international. You might ask, how can they play in the NBA if they weren’t from the US? Well i’m here to answer that. There are programs that can help you try and join the NBA even if you're not from the US. One of the programs is called Basketball without Borders. This program selects the top players from your country and you would compete in events to see if you can make the NBA. BWB changes the

Hi my name nevaeh ,My topic is to learn how to shoot from the three point line in basketball. It will get me a career in being a professional basketball player. I am kinda already good in basketball is just i don't know how to shoot from the three point line. I also found resources to help me with this project. With my challenge i could get either get two jobs.One job i can is being a pro a lady's basketball. The second one is that i can be a coach and help out the little kids.With these jobs

The National Basketball Association (NBA) started up on June 6, 1946, and ever since then several rivalries in the game had began. A rivalry in the NBA consists of two teams that face off against each other that have a chip on their shoulders, and have the desire to do whatever it takes to bet the other team to show superiority. Some of the NBA's most famous rivalries include the Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns and San Antonio Spurs, Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers

of concern for this writer is globalization and its effect on the prevention of Type 2 diabetes. Globalization is as a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations which is driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology (The Lewin Institute, n.d.). Siegler and Vengat Narayan (2008) propose that globalization “facilitates the spread of risk factors of poor diet, physical inactivity, and tobacco use which

personal fouls. The practical value of performance analysis is that well-chosen performance indicators allow good and bad techniques or team performances to be highlighted (Hughes & Franks, 2008). Trinic et al. (2002) analysed the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) official performance indicators with the goal of identifying parameters that differentiated between winning and losing teams which played in the final tournaments of the European club championships from 1992 to 2000. Discriminant

Nick Schelbar Comm 2613 June 17, 2015 Informative Speech Outline Preparation I. General Purpose: To inform II. Specific Purpose: To inform the class on how to shoot a basketball. III. Central Idea: The game of basketball has greatly changed since it was invented, but one thing remains constant: You need to know how to shoot a basketball. Introduction I. Open with Impact: The game of basketball is a multimillion-dollar industry and is an easy sport to play. The sport has gained worldwide popularity

professional league was founded. The National Basketball League consisted of six teams, but was later abandoned in 1904. The game continued to be played in YMCA and colleges around the world. Basketball was known as an international sport and in 1932 FIBA (International Basketball Federation) was formed. Fifty-five years later after the game we all grew to

the highest-paid female athlete today, announced in March 2016 that she tested positive for taking meldonium, a banned substance that was recently added to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) prohibited substance list. Initially, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) suspended Sharapova for two years but after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) by the Sharapova team, the Russian tennis star’s suspension was reduced to 15 months and she can return to competition in April 2017