Before the Game

school. When I was a Freshman year in high school I tried out for the school basketball team. I remember going to the two day long basketball try outs and ended up being “cut” from team. I was devastated. I had never been told I was bad at basketball before. Often I would wondered to myself, had I always been bad at playing basketball? Although, this was a very difficult experience for me, I was able to learn valuable lessons on being a supportive team player.…

and how you what to play the game. For instance, do you want to play with infiltrators and an offensive strategy or do you want to use bulkier characters and play defensive strategy. Even in the game you might have to readjust your plan to better combat your opponent. A study done by Queen Mary and University College London researchers found that StarCraft can improve cognitive flexibility in people who play it. In the study they had seventy-two volunteers who play games less than two hours a…

led the visiting Tigers to a 56-54 win over LeTourneau University on Saturday in Longview. The YellowJackets (9-13, 6-7 ASC) had forced a desperation 3-point attempt by Dylan Augustine with the shot clock winding down before an alert Mitchell came in from the perimeter for the game-winning, put-back attempt with seven seconds to go. LeTourneau called a timeout and looked to set up a play to send the contest overtime. However, the YellowJackets were unable to get off a shot. “Both teams…

Football game It was the third game of the season. We were playing Zeeland on the varsity football field.We warmed up on the 45 yard line.My team started with stretches then moved on to sprints,bearcrwals, all the warmups. Sawyer, Preston, and I were chosen to be in the coin toss. “What are we doing?” our coach asked when we came back. “Kicking” all three of us said at once. The opening kick was caught at the 20 yard line and their fastest kid got the ball and ran…

natural talent. With little work, I could coast and still outclass the majority of my teammates. That is, I could until I was pushed onto varsity as a sophomore. Instead of getting the steady playing time I expected, I was only permitted to enter the game when things got out out hand. Frustrated, I asked my father what I could do to earn a reliable spot on the field, and he told me that if I augmented talent with practice and outworked the rest of my teammates, there would be no reason for…

Have you ever scored a touchdown before? It all started on a Saturday in October on the thirty yard line of a football field. This is where I began to score my first touchdown. I'm going to tell you how it happened. First of all, it was a chilly Saturday morning in October. The game was held in Reform Alabama at G.S. SPRUILLS Football Field. Before I scored, I kept getting tackled. I would usually gain about four yards each time. Sometimes I would even loose yards. Then, on the next hand…

One day on a sunny, beautiful sunday. I woke up and was getting ready for my baseball game. At the time baseball was my favorite sport. I was one of the best players on my team. I left around ten o’clock that morning and stopped at Burger King and got some breakfast. When we got to the field my team and I went on the field and warmed up. We were ready to beat the other team. The first couple innings we were playing great. We were winning 2-0. At the top of the fourth i was playing short-stop. A…

such an impact on my life going forward. Since 2006, I have not stopped playing soccer. I started playing soccer at a local club called the Georgetown Rangers. I always grew up with soccer. My older brothers have always played and my mom loved the game. It was in my blood. My parents say I stood out among the kids when I was young and was drawn to soccer like a magnet to a fridge. They also say that I was always pretty good. As I grew older I progressively got better and better. I stayed with…

It started with a group of guys that I had played with before and a dream. These guys were not just teammates but they were my friends. The majority of us had a good understanding of the game of soccer and were driven by the passion for it. We were a young and talented team, but the real question was, did we have the heart? Throughout the season we were inconsistent and let events outside of the field effect our game inside the field. In many cases we underestimated teams and ended up losing to…

and link to actual games. To resolve the pupil 's perceived impression of skill learning for games as tiresome and boring, games concept approach (GCA) is identified as the preferred pedagogical approach. GCA aims to see improvement in the pupils ' ability to learn and play games as they are able to relate tactics and skills applied in the actual games and going through proper skill development (Tan, Wright, McNeill, Fry & Tan, 2002). This paper aims to review three GCA game categories namely…