Soci/275 Week 2 Case Study Of Basketball

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Episode 1 Problem Solver

I started playing with a few friends and it moved on from there. I always feel like shooting around or just playing a game of basketball helps with my problems. When something has made me mad. It always makes me feel happier. It also has relieved of a lot of stress that happened. . The feel of the basketball always has felt so natural to me. The way my fingers wrap around like they are a perfect match. When I go to a basketball court really anywhere. I would feel like I was in a zone that couldn’t be stopped. With or without music, it felt natural. I would lose track of time. Hours felt like nothing.

Episode 2 Summer Basketball

I seemed to live in the gym over the summer before 8th grade and beyond. I think I saw a basketball hoop and ball more than I saw my own family. It always gave me something to do that I was passionate about. I always had goals every day or every few days. Usually there was always a goal throughout a day to get 200-300 shots in. Eventually that hard work throughout the summer just shooting around payed off. Overall during that summer, I lost 5-10 pounds and went from c team to b team during 8th grade basketball. The summer gave me some memories with friends shooting around. It also helped me determine some of my go to scoring moves.

Episode 3 First two
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After a week or two of practice our first game was here. It was a home game against North Fayette Valley. All that practice had payed off. I was a little nervous and excited at the same time. I was nervous since it was our first game. I got over it by playing and playing on our home turf. During the game I had one rebound. I also played well on defense and helped set up plays on offense. The next day we had another game. It was another home game, but against Charles City. I ended the game scoring 2 points and having 2 or 3 rebounds. I started off the season pretty good. This helped me gain confidence for further on games and

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