8th Grade Basketball Research Paper

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Try to visualize a kid taking the last shot of a basketball game that means everything to him, which will really show what he is really about, will he complete the game with a bang or disappoint the roaring fans with despair. You'd better believe that I was that kid 2 years ago as an 8th grade basketball superstar. Nevertheless, my team and I came a long way to obtain the opportunity we had at hands reach, however will we conquer our quest to victory? We had a rough start like any great team and soon gained momentum over our situation, and showed the crowd why they called us the "New Ballers", and it wasn't for nothing either. Now that, the New Ballers have made it all the way to the championship for a basketball tournament, it was time to capitalize by winning the most important game of our lives. Would you believe, 1st quarter is about to start and I feel nervous as if it's my first game with the team, surprisingly the referees calls the 1 captain from each team early to explain the rules and regulations before it's s game times. As they speak to my opponent and I all I can think about is how terrible I want to beat their team, that's the goal I had and I set out to conquer that goal. Now that, I'm in game mode I'm ready to make my fans, …show more content…
I look up at the clock and there's only 10 seconds left and I wonder how it dispersed so quickly, the fans help my team gain momentum and the point guard launches the ball like a rocket almost decapitating. Errrr! The buzzer pierce my ears like a high pitched opera singer, as soon as everyone reaches the huddle our coach gives a vigorous, potential game winging speech before the buzzer rings again like gun shots. Now that everyone has distributed among the court and are waiting for me to take the ball out all I can think about is what if I mess this

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