College basketball

THE BIG MISTAKE On a Sunday morning, while I was at church, I was eager to leave and head to Chabot College. My basketball team made it to the Chabot Tournament. Basketball to me is like food, I need it to survive. Which makes this Tournament more exciting, but of course I wasn’t so good at basketball as some of my teammates. Unfortunately, I never knew that this was the worst game I ever played in. Walking towards my team my heartbeat sank. My blood all of sudden stopped working, my legs felt…

“What is love? Love is playing every game like its your last.” I started my basketball career around the age of five playing in a league at the YMCA, going through camps and practices to learn the foundations of basketball, at this time of my life it was just something fun to do, little did I know it would end up meaning so much to me. I then continued and played in a league called Big Sioux. I spent most of my younger career playing in this league. Our team was made up of different girls from…

applied I didn 't really have plans to attend, I honestly didn 't think I would get accepted. Once I learned I got accepted, my mind changed. Minnesota was still my number 1 option for college, but Tennessee closed the gap every day. It eventually became the only thing I wanted. I didn 't care about any other college, Tennessee was going to be where I spent the next four years of my life. Of course my parents were against, we had countless arguments about the distance, the cost, the risks. I…

hosting after he was out of college. Bob Barker, a popular game show host and animal rights advocate, overcame tragedy and proved to be a talented child. For example, Bob Barker’s dad died unexpectedly and his mother moved him, but he “attended Springfields Drury College on a basketball scholarship”. Baker and his mom, Matilda moved to South Dakota and she became a teacher at Rosebud Indian Reservation. (Bob Barker)Barker went to Springfields Drury College because of a basketball…

College or professional, even in high school, a rivalry between two teams is always a big deal. The stakes are even higher when this rivalry comes between a city. Rochester Hills is home to two very different colleges, Oakland University and Rochester College. When the two meet it is much like the U of M versus MSU during football season. The RC versus OU hockey matches, known as the Battle of the Jug, is one of the biggest hockey series of the season. The Battle for the Jug is one of the few…

After reading the book, Love Does, there are various circumstances throughout the reading that result in a life lesson. This book not only bring life lessons to the reader’s attention, but also, the author’s interpretation of growth, freedom, and success. For instance, “The kids got to pick something in the world that captured their imagination, fanned their whimsy, or sparked their curiosity, and then we’d just go do it together (Goff, 128). He also mentioned that he never planned the trip.…

the difficulties of vertically challenged students in basketball or in any sport and developing strategies for their inclusion in the sport. Adjustments of Height According to the article Height and Social Adjustment: Are Extremes a Cause for Concern and Action? of (David E. Sandberg, PhD; William M. Bukowski, PhD§; Caroline M. Fung, PA-C; and Robert B. Noll, PhD) In height and social adjustment, when it comes on playing the sports basketball, height is really an important matter. Height is an…

a great role model and I hope to one day be as good of a basketball player as he and as good as a person as him. Lebron James is one of the best players in the NBA but he wasn’t always that good it started in high school when he was a freshman and he tried out for his basketball team. He ended up not making the team and that’s when everything changed Lebron was determined to make the team next season. Lebron would go to the basketball gym or…

a lot from basketball camps, since these allow them to perform their best in sports and learn the true meaning of teamwork. Athletes will be physically and mentally pushed to the limits no matter what they are attending: a basketball camp for a day or one that lasts for a month. Aside from joining different physical activities, a basketball camp enables attendees to listen to motivational speeches, get encouraged and get various rewards for their efforts. Those who can join basketball camps…

How to do a 3 point shot One thing that I would really like to improve in is my 3 point shot in basketball. Playing sports seems like something easy to do but it takes practice and knowledge to learn how to execute the the techniques the right way. Basketball is just as much mental as it is physical. In my opinion you need to know the game and its rules to make a really great player. Many types of shooting takes place in this game and they all take practice to increase your shooting average, The…