Henderson Jordan

These days most basketball players and coaches realise the importance of planning and following a solid basketball strength training program to build muscle, and increase strength, quickness and agility. It's a fact that many games are won and lost in the 4th quarter, often in the last few minutes. So players that can withstand the pressure and hold their own in the last few moments are the kind that coaches want on their teams, and scouts want on their books. Imagine getting to the last few…

Basketball is one of the top sports in America. With that being known, basketball shoes are a vital part of basketball. Basketball shoes protect ankles and increase the ability to play the game. Nike and Adidas basketball shoes are the top brands being used. Comparing and contrasting the Nike LeBron 10 and the Adidas John Wall 1 based on comfort, materials, traction, cost, and style will show which shoe is a better pick for playing basketball. First, comparing the comfort of each shoe is vital,…

Drake Rowland Dr. Wachter English 101-010 15 February 2016 Continuous Bliss “Say what you need to say,” John Mayer stated within Say, a 2006 well established hit-single of Mayer’s, and he most certainly followed up those exact words four days later with his album release of Continuum. This is an ardent, smooth album where Mayer elegantly combines his passion for rhythm and blues with his sincere knack for inventing unforgettable melodies and strongly put-together songs. Through this album,…

As Olajuwon has stated, he endorsed in a shoe brand that normal individuals can afford. Nike, Reebok and many other high branded companies are retailed for a higher price than regular shoes. This may be because many sport celebrities wear the famously known branded shoes rather than the lesser known ones. Many of their fans want to invest in products which their star athletes wear, which is most of the time expensive branded products. Most of the time, children get influenced and ask their…

a Christian household. Mr.Smith was a teacher and a coach for football, basketball, and track. Dean went to the amazing University of Kansas. Dean became a basketball coach for North Carolina in 1962. Dean recruited Hall of Fame athlete Michael Jordan in 1985. Dean caused a shot clock to be added because of a play called four corners. Dean coached for almost 40 years. He won two national championships…

One arena filled to the brim of screaming fans awaiting the victory of their team. The crowd goes silent as they are being informed that a record had just been broken by Wilt Chamberlain. This was during one of Wilt Chamberlain’s best NBA seasons, but in order to get their he had to work hard. Although in order to truly understand how good Wilt Chamberlain actually was you first need to know Wilt Chamberlain’s early life, NBA career, and his impact on the NBA, twenty six years earlier. Wilt’s…

The Dominican Republic faces Panama on the third day of Group A competitions in the 2015 FIBA Americas at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City on September 2. Kenny Atkinson’s squad was destroyed by the 2013 FIBA Americas winner Mexico on their opener on Monday, 84-66, as they were unable to contain Mexican shooting guard Orlando Mendez, who fired 24 points in the game, via FIBA Live Stats. Point guard Édgar Sosa topscored for the Dominicans with 18 points while veteran forward Francisco…

In three months, we will receive our eighteen installment of NBA video game series, NBA 2k17. A lot of expectation is riding on the game since its previous installments critical acclaimed well in the recent years and NBA Live is not releasing until 2017. As there some reviews from IGN, GameInformer and Gamespot that praised the game as the "sports video game of the year", there are some reviewers (including gamers) that criticized the game for broken to the point that last year's edition looks…

New Orleans Pelicans superstar forward Anthony Davis is looking to accomplish a feat that hasn’t been done since the 1999-00 season by Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal. The feat that he is trying to carry out is winning both the MVP and NBA’s scoring title as a big man. As I mentioned, Shaquille O’Neal was the last big man to win both awards in the 1999-00 season as he averaged 29.7 points, 13.6 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game. He also shot 57.4 percent from the field, including 57.5 percent on…

PSYC 3137 Flow The aspect of positive psychology that applies to my daily life is flow. Alan Carr defines flow as “a subjective state that people report when they become engaged in controllable but challenging tasks or activities that require considerable skill and that are intrinsically motivating, such as competitive sailing, creative writing, or having a stimulating conversation” (Carr, 2011). Flow is something that comes from within whether it has to do with motivation or just simply the…