Do you know the correct way to shoot a basketball? Coach King, my basketball coach, was the first to teach me how to shoot a basketball correctly. After having a little sister to share my experience with. She began playing basketball at the age of nine and she started to ask some questions about the sport. This experience showed me a new career I may want to pursue some day.…
People coming from a different planet would think every day things we do in life are weird. What we have adapted to and think are normal look very weird to others who haven’t seen people doing things like this. Such as someone who has never shaved before would think that is very odd to shave your beard. Or someone who has never seen a drive threw would think it’s weird to have people have food handed out the window. As we think other cultures are weird we have to look at the fact that our culture is weird to others People that have never seen basketball would thing it is a bunch of people running around with a ball.…
“First place for the free throw hoop shoot for ages 8-9 is... Amaya Hamilton!” Hearing the president of the Elks hoop shoot call my name for first place in the regionals was very surprising. This means that I am going to state for the free throw shooting competition in Midland, Michigan. Before making it to the regionals, I got first place at districts.…
Basketball Nerd “If only I could beat Tommy in basketball,” I though. Everyone would laugh at him and I could prove that I am good at sports. I have recently moved in because of getting bullied in other schools. I have gotten pushed into lockers, punched in the face and even locked in the teacher’s lounge. My parents are sick of me getting bullied.…
Basketball To go to the tournament, I wake up early and eat breakfast. At the tournament on the court, I arrive. To get ready to play, we warm up.…
Basketball became my favorite sport when my daddy first took me over my uncle house and watching my cousins play basketball against each other. At the age of 10 my dad bought me my first basketball goal, then my friends start coming over and play with me. I love basketball so much I started playing them for money. Playing for the school was my best time ever. Elementary to middle school I started point guard and shot my first game winning shot in the eighth grade.…
From the moment my hands touched a basketball and my feet hit the court, I knew that I would dunk one day. Being vertically challenged all through middle school and part of highschool, my hands could barely grasp the bottom of the net. Entering my freshman year, I was a whopping 4’ 11”. Over and over I jumped as high as I could, reaching towards that distant orange ring that I so much wished to grab. I would jump until my shins were on fire, burning from the pressure that they had been put under.…
A time in my life when I have attempted to fulfill my dreams was when I was in Juarez, Mexico at about 3 years of age. Trying to survive in the nasty, horrifying streets wasn’t easy but I managed to not give up. It all started when I was 3 years old and my older brother was 7. We grew up together without a house, without food to eat and without clothes.…
The sport is very cruel in the way that many people have little to no hope of ever making it to the NBA unless you are over 6 and a half feet tall and have an incredible wing span that is longer than your overall height. To explain in a more simple way; if you are 6’5” in height, Then your wingspan needs to be somewhere around 6’8”. This isn’t needed, however it will give a massive advantage to blocking shots and getting rebounds. It is very rare for a person to have these traits and when they do, they generally seem to do very well in getting big college scholarships which might later lead to playing professionally. In this essay, I will go over the average mean height of men in the United States.…
It was my senior year of basketball and it was just getting started. This was it, my final year where we were going to win State and I was going to get a college scholarship. I had prepared all summer and in the preseason, nothing was going to get in my way. Our team was smaller this year and lacked the skill we had in the previous years, but that just meant I was going to have to step up even more. I was totally ready for the season and whatever challenges we would face as a team.…
Ten seconds left in the championship game, Hannahville inbounds the ball, and I steal it. Three, two, one, I have a wide open layup, and I choke. Preparing for the championship game was a struggle, physically and mentally. We all put in hard work, and were determined to win.…
I thought the other kids were far more talented because of their height advantage. It seemed some kids had the innate skill for playing basketball that I was lacking. However, I strived to improve myself, despite my disadvantage in height. Through years of dedication and effort, I was able to develop skill that I did not have before. Eventually, I became one of the best players on my high school basketball team because of the hard work and devotion to becoming talented at a sport a did not have a “natural destiny” for.…
“Blood, sweat, and chalk; never tears.” These words have guided my gymnastics career throughout high school. Pretty much starting from the beginning, I had to re-learn many skills and tricks that I had lost after quitting gymnastics for dance lessons in fifth grade instead of joining the competitive team. I lived for gymnastics and I still do. Walking into the gym always boosts my mood and gives me a rush of determination.…
The first time I learned basketball was when I am at the 6th grade when my physical education teacher registered me in a basketball summer camp. I used to be a shy and quiet girl but since joining the summer camp I started to socialize and have friends. After two months of learning basketball, I began to like it. Then, I started playing basketball in high school as part of my school’s team and I’ve been playing ever since. It started out as just an activity, and then became a hobby that’s something fun to do but later on, I found that I really like basketball.…
I started my journey in health and fitness at a young age. I was always one of those kids who just could not sit still - so I was into everything, climbing trees, riding bikes, swimming, sports, you name it I was into it. However my discipline to this way of life came when I discovered basketball, it was when I was about 13/14 and shot up to practically the height I am now, so my teachers said why don't you try and develop your skills as a basketball player as I was taller than most of my teachers at 13 which lead them to think I'd grow to be some kind of 7 foot giant, but unfortunately that didn't happen, would've been cool though.…