Basketball terminology

Glory road 1.Glory Road is a story about a small Texas college basketball team. Texas Western it's coach, Don Haskins, and how it became the first college to use an all African American starting line and win the 1966 NCAA Championship for Division 1 schools. Based on true events, this movie is a rollercoaster of emotions for both the viewers and the characters. The African american majority of the team was recruited by Don Haskins from all over America. Throughout the movie, the team, the coach…

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…

Ameatur athletics at the college level of sports is a huge business. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) generates millions of revenue every year and colleges and their programs get paid. Yet, the players that are on the court or field bringing in the millions of revenue get no reward no money their way. Ameatur athletes barely can afford meals, clothing, and other possessions while professional athletes get everything and more for doing the same job. Goldman responded to this…

Leading with the Heart Review by Matthew Schneider Concordia University Irvine MCAA 573 April 29, 2017 Professor Ken Ammann In the book Leading with the Heart by Coach Krzyzewski has great insight on coaching and how to be a better coach. He has great insight on how to be a leader of a team. Coach Krzyzewski has great advice on how to deal with coaches, players, and everyone around the team. The book gives background information on Coach Krzyzewski and how his early life…

among athletes are in the head”, as Farrey provides us with in the book. A good example of a great performer who was a subpar athlete was Bill Walton, a UCLA basketball standout. Walton didn’t become an outstanding basketball player because of his genes, but rather he wasn’t going to let anything get in the way of his dream of becoming a basketball player. 2. The California Cyrobank case is one of the strangest cases I have ever heard. To me, it shows how important the role of sports in…

Why Be On a Fitness Team? I am often asked, “why be on a fitness team, when this is an individual sport?”. I agree, this is an individual sport! When it comes down to show time, it is you, and you alone that is standing on that stage in 6 inch heels wearing the tiniest swimsuit decently possible. You are up there putting yourself, and your body on the line. You have trained, dieted, and sacrificed for weeks on end and now stand waiting for 5-6 other people to “judge” you and tell you just…

The Incredible Action Packed True Story of Hunter Johnson-Duquette The Broken Collarbone I was playing hockey in Negaunee. My team and I were playing against a team from Houghton and it was my first time playing against this team. This is my second year playing bantam meaning I was used to hitting and being hit so hitting the boards was not a big deal. We were winning 4-3 and I had a chance to move my way up the ice with the puck. I play on Defense meaning I am not usually the one who skates…

people and that is one of the reasons why I chose to be a point guard in basketball.The point guard's job is to tell his teammates what to do on the court.I have also helped other people by teaching them how to play basketball, for example I taught my friend how to shoot a basketball more efficiently.I thought him this by watching videos and learning from them.My friend believed his way was right because every coach and even NBA players have taught kids how to shoot like that.But,after watching…

I may only be 13, but I have lived long enough to understand that there are laws that control my life. These laws help me control my behavior. They also affect how I act around other people. If I follow these laws it will help me stay out of trouble. My life goes easier when I follow these laws. One of my laws is to ignore people who bad mouth me or my teammates. Unfortunately, I don’t always follow this law. The day was Memorial Day, and Dylan had broken his collarbone during the semifinals. A…

final path. I am no stranger to paths, as I embark on them each and every day with my wearer. He has taken me on breath-taking adventures and we have had our fair share of stirring moments. We have been through rough times in sports, starting with basketball in the first grade, all the way up to sophomore year. Tears have trickled down on me multiple times, whether my wearer was cut from the team or was told he was not strong enough to play. These moments have shaped who my wearer is today.…