Basketball coaches

opponent. Professional football and basketball are two of the most popular sports in America. With millions of fans watching live televised games across the nation these two sports each generate billions of dollars every year. The players make millions based on their salary, bonuses, and endorsements. Although, there is a substantial fan base for these sports, there is also a large percentage of people who are misinformed on professional football and basketball. Three differences and…

As each academic year goes by, fans of each team are able to enjoy another NCAA Basketball Tournament and football season. Most would agreeably say that the NCAA has competitive sports as popular as professional teams. College football and basketball make more than the NBA, nearly $6 billion every year. A free education is not enough if the NCAA wants to act as a money making business, and not reward the teammates that are making it profitable. If the NCAA does not want to pay college athletes,…

For my project, I chose to do a youth basketball camp. It was for, but limited to, the Phoenix Talent school district. My partner Ariana and I taught each of our students the fundamentals and techniques of basketball while maintaining a positive attitude all around. We had practices twice a week in the Phoenix Elementary gym. After the first two practices, Ariana and I were quickly able to determine what the kids enjoyed doing during practices which ranged from scrimmages to box out drills. From…

Breaking the Norm I’m surrounded by bouncing basketball and expectations. I had not yet found my vocation. However, many people around me had; whether it was basketball, cheerleading, or track - they had found a purpose that drove them. I did not have anything that I was truly passionate about but when I began playing volleyball, I discovered it and I fell…

resolve to practice every second we had free. We made a pact to work on and practice the techniques taught to us by the coaches and the experienced players. Low and behold I made the junior varsity team. The coaches told me that, with practice I would become a great volleyball player. That statement alone boosted my confidence and the drive to attain all the hopes of my coaches. I felt that the season and my future at my high school was promising. Unfortunately all of the best laid plans…

recent experience. Two years ago I had the privilege of helping coach a team of high school boys as an assistant varsity basketball coach. This job permitted the opportunity to give back to others in showing how dependable, and reliable I could be as well as share skills to others in a sport dear to my heart. In high school when I played basketball I used to always believe the coaches had an undemanding and enjoyable job, but what I soon learned was that coaching can be fun but has much…

own lawsuit against the NCAA (McEldowney 3). The law-suit he had filed was for illegally using his own and other athletes’ pictures commercially at the will of the NCAA without permission (Malone 2). The main sports that it had covered were for basketball and football, but stretched to cover the entirety of college athletes. Eventually, the court ruled in favor with O'Bannon, ruling that an athlete could earn up to $5,000…

Swagger Book Review The novel Swagger by Carl Deuker is told through the mind of the main character Jonas Dolan as he attempts to adjust to moving to Seattle, California. Deuker is known for a book called Gym Candy, as well as many other basketball novels. He has written a plethora of novels in first person. He writes his novels in a first-person view in order to make the reader feel what the character feels. This really helps emphasize the theme of this book, which is decision-making and how…

multifarious places I have traveled, the Bahamas was by far my favorite trip. I have yet figured out what made the trip so special it is among the beautiful sights I saw during my trip or the even beautiful souls I spent the trip with; my high school basketball team. We went to the Bahamas with one mission, to win the entire tournament; but we accomplished much more. We bonded with one another and experienced a once in a lifetime opportunity. The memories that I made during my trip will forever…

There I was standing in front of that shiny maple, endless, terrifying basketball court. My hands felt like I had literally submerged them in a bucket of water. My heart was pounding uncontrollably. I couldn’t understand why I had accepted to play just to please others. Was I really going to overcome everyone’s high expectations of me? Was I capable of mastering something I wasn’t ready for? Why do people tend to judge you by the way you look, and expect you to be someone you are not. There is a…