Basketball coaches

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,…

goal was to lead and motivate his student-athletes on the basketball team. From the minute he takes over the team, he gives the athletes a contract that they can sign if they wish to play for the team, which only allows them to participate in games if they attend every class and maintain a C average. Another statement included in the contract is that they are to wear a suit and tie on game days and respect not just their teammates but the coaches…

think about was the time on the clock. I would soon find that one game was where my career started and where I found a love for basketball. This was where it all started. It was game day, at 6:00 am, I awoke to an old alarm that I heard every day. My stomach was churning. The smell of eggs and bacon swirled around my house. My Dad was already loading shiny new basketballs into the car. I ate quickly and went down to my room to get changed. We were finally at the school. It smelled like…

The Career Ending Play I grew up playing basketball just about my whole life I really never found a sport that I considered more fun than basketball. Soccer was pretty close, but it was still for sure my second best option. I played basketball every chance I got when I was growing up I had my own basketball hop and everything. My friends would come over all the time and we would be out there all day just playing ball. Once I started sixth grade that’s when I started to take the sport more…

On the one hand, Switzerland has a very similar version of happiness has my basketball team at Foothill, uniformity, humbleness, and selflessness are all virtues that my team prides itself on. However, Qatar is quite the contrast to the fundamentals of my basketball team. In fact, monetary wealth, arrogance, and boasting are all forbidden on the court and locker room. The Declaration of Independence is the basis too many…

the basketball game tonight against West Central?” Mr. Prairie asked as everyone was getting lined up for gym last class period of the day. The 8th grade basketball team was playing against West central that night. No big deal right? It is not a conference rival or sectional team, but to me it was a big game because I used to go to West Central from kindergarten to fifth grade. I had to play against all my friends that I used to go to school with. During gym class we were playing basketball and…

The fight against racial segregation in professional basketball Racial segregation and basketball may seem like two separate topics; however, they had a substantial impact on each other during the 1900’s. Racial segregation was a prominent problem for African Americans in their daily lives but they were also mistreated in professional sports. They were rarely allowed to play in professional leagues because of the colour of their skin instead of being respected for their talent. Although in the…

parent. I am not disgruntled I am disheartened by the athletic department at Northwest Cabarrus High School. I have been an active supporter of the athletic department for eight years. It was no secret I was disappointed my son was cut from the basketball team his senior year after having played since seventh grade and two years on the varsity team. However I was most disheartened by the way we, meaning my son, myself and his father were treated. In the world of education, we say parent…

NCAA athletes of any sport or division should be allowed to get paid. The NCAA makes an annual income of an estimate of almost one billion dollars. Many different colleges and universities make a lot of revenue from their athletic teams such as basketball, football, baseball, and etc. For many years many people have debated on whether or no these college athletes should be paid or not. With the amount of income that NCAA has been generating. Student athletes should not be paid because they are…

Basketball is one of the hardest sports to learn, because it takes so many skill assets to master also basketball has changed my life in a major way to help me become a better man. As you may not no I’m a junior transfer from Baltimore Maryland that has traveled here to become a basketball player here at Loras College. Growing up where I’m from you have a few options as a kid either go to school, play sports, or hustle me I took the wrong path but was quickly humbled when I lost my older brother…