Basketball Essay

It always makes me mad when I hear people say, “Basketball is just a game”. I don’t believe that. I believe that basketball can teach you a lot of things in life. Ever since I was little, I loved the game of basketball. The speed, intensity, and NBA idols of the game got me hooked. Except the thing I hated most about the game was losing. It was the worst feeling ever, and every time after a loss I’d think to myself what I could’ve done to help us win. Even worse than that was showing…

four years before that in an airplane. I was nine years old on my way to America, and I was looking at a page of American sports. I held the page up to my parents, and I asked the question,”Which one of these is basketball?” because, in Ethiopia, I had never even seen a basketball. I remember the first time I tried shooting hoops at a church gym. I couldn't even get the ball up to the hoop. But I quickly grew to love the sport that has become like second nature to me. In fact, my parents…

in Europe and South America, and Basketball both are sports that are played in Olympic Events, and they also played in high schools and colleges. Physical body contact is a part of these two games. Although that they’re played in different ages and they’re for both genders, the way that each game is played makes them have different fan bases. They both have different popularity around the world, and that causes a difference in the finical power. Soccer and Basketball are both played in the…

L is for Love basketball L is love basketball. When I was 7 when first started playing the game basket ball. At first I thought it would be a boring sport, but when I started to play it was the best sport I had ever played. I had played volleyball, softball, and soccer. When ever I'm down I just grab that ball and shoot some hoops, every time I make a shot I brighter and brighter. Just because I don't play in a team doesn't mean that I can't play. I play with my friends and family. Every time…

Differences between soccer and basketball Two of the most popular sports in many countries are basketball and soccer. Both have different rules, playgrounds, and a different number of people who involve in the game. Soccer has basic rules which make it somehow an exciting sport for a lot of people. For example, the only way to play football is by your feet. Otherwise, the opposite team will obtain a foul or a penalty. But if the ball was caught by the goalkeeper inside the box, you have…

At this time I am planning to major in Physical Education with the thought of becoming a basketball coach at the high school level. In the future I want the opportunity to move up to a college level basketball coach. One of the people in my life that is an inspiration is my high school basketball coach Dennis Wheetley. He has helped me to become a better person as well as a leader. Mr. Wheetley has invested a lot of his time and money into me as an individual, and the team as a whole. It has…

Coaching youth basketball has given me an opportunity to help young kids learn to love basketball. In Coach Rick’s after school basketball program we stress positivity, teamwork, and inclusion rather than the success of the individual. Mistakes are encouraged, not looked down upon. Helping kids with difficult attitudes become team-oriented and positive carries beyond the basketball court. Coaching in the same program that I played in has helped shape my attitude towards everything: positivity,…

When I was 13 I went out for basketball. Or as I would like to say, my mother made me go out for basketball. For a month I attend and, make an appearance in the gym at 5:15. We would play as long and as hard as we could, until (coach) got tired. This of course was elementary, when we didn’t have an actual basketball team through the school. Then we got to playing… we seemed to be a “team.” We won lot of games together we played good, everyone got along, at least that’s what I thought. I don’t…

get my head in the game so that I’m focused and ready to play basketball. In my head all I could think now was that I’m ready to play and that I wasn’t scared or nervous to play Cleveland heights anymore. While in the gym I start to get changed into my basketball uniform and then work on my jump shot, while I’m shooting the ball I started to see the bleachers fill up with fans from both teams. Then next I see Cleveland heights basketball team start to come out. As I watch them start too warm up…

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. They are hoping for no bullies to be in this school and if so they will just homeschool me. I get bullied because of my ways of dressing to…