Basketball court

Having the time of refuge on a basketball court brings chills down my spine and tingling in my fingers, eager awaiting the next time I have a basketball in my hands. Playing basketball relieves the mind when shooting around, dribbling the ball constantly, and dedicating time to the sport. Shooting around relieved the stress I was feeling, I would walk into the gym with my headphones in my ear, blasting insane pump up music to get me in the mood to start my hooping session and bumping my music,…

Dora the explorer wants to be in the WNBA. She doesn’t know a lot about basketball but she thinks she’ll do fine. After all her best friend Boots is a baller. She gets into the WNBA and is excited to get started with her basketball career. But when she goes to her first game at home she realizes she doesn’t have any basketball skill at all. All her teammates look at her and wonder why she looks so cartoonish. She watches all the other players make shots left and right during warm up but when…

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is where the best basketball players from around the world have a chance to showcase their skills and play against the best of the best. With it, comes the never-ending debate of who is the best player in the NBA. Past players like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Lebron James have been considered the best basketball players in their respective era. In an article titled, “Stephen Curry has Replaced Lebron James as the Best Basketball Player in the World”…

About a year or so ago, I made the 8th grade basketball team. I was happy and ready to work at my skills so I could better myself on the team. Basketball has always been my favorite sport and making the 8th grade team made me love it even more. Making the team made me a better person being around all my friends. Makings the 8th grade basketball team was one of those little things that would impact my life and make me a better person. Just like the year before it was like I was living it…

There once was a charismatic boy named Sam Hustle who played basketball. He always dreamed of playing for Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. One day after school Sam opened the mail and noticed a letter addressed to him from Creighton. He ripped open the letter and as he read it he saw it was a full ride scholarship to play basketball and go to college. He was galvanized with this news. He rushed upstairs to tell his parents the good news. One year later Sam rolled up to college.…

begun to walk around the campus of Oyaba middle school, the school that I spent two years of my precious adolescence, and I saw my friends, Shugo and Takumi, playing basketball at the court. They saw me too, and invited me to play basketball. I was not eager to play, but since I did not have anything else to do, I started to play basketball. It was a cold day for spring in which my life completely changed. Since we only had three…

Have you ever wondered the difference between school basketball or AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) basketball? Well, I got the answer for you. I will be giving details from my experience, what I know about basketball, and everything I know from playing. Today, I will be comparing and contrasting the different from select and school basketball. First off, any sport is a commitment to playing on the team. You always need to try your hardest and give it all you got. Because from my experience…

Introduction Dean Oliver’s book Basketball on Paper (2004) analyzes the skills and tactics that go into winning a basketball game. Oliver mentions four different stats that he believes are the driving factor to win a basketball game. In his book, Oliver gave each of those stats a weight, the weight was how important he thought that particular statistic was. Therefore, using this information to follow his footsteps with our own tweak on it, instead of using advanced stats we are using stats…

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…

important to be able to make your free throw in the game of basketball. They are only worth one point as opposed to two points, but they are crucial in all aspects of the game. But in order to make your free throws, you have to be able to know how to shoot a free throw. It all starts by just going to a court and having a basketball. This could be anywhere, your high school, friends house, or a local recreation center. If you can’t find a court, you could just go in your own driveway and…