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calculus curriculums. Collaborating with key sports organizations like the National Basketball Association, (NBA) Women National Basketball Association, (WNBA) National Collegiate Athletic Association, (NCAA) and Federation of International Basketball Association, (FIBA) which governs international basketball, Spaulding Basketball Company, Apple Computers, and the Amateur Athletic Union, (AAU) enables a strong brand positioning. (Houle, 2014) Another scheme will be to host in game promotions…

Basketball is one of the widely played and viewed games in the world. This game involves lots of running, jumping, analysis and judgment. As basketball is a fast action game, it helps in keeping us fit by building endurance, motor coordination, muscle strengthening, and improving balance. Other than these health benefits, basketball is a social sport and hence it helps us to be a good team player (http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au). As the number of basketball players are increasing, so the…

Played all over the world from the most isolated places to each country in the world. Basketball is for many their passion, their hobby, their jobs and even their world. Basketball has been around for many years. Dr. Naismith, a Physical education instructor, was the inventor of basketball. In 1891, he nailed peach baskets 10 feet up and used a team of nine players and only 13 rules. Surprisingly he used a soccer, my favorite sport, to invent basketball. The story is he was asked to invent an…

Playing pickup basketball is more than just a workout, it is also a way to interact with one another and a great way to relieve stress. There are many different aspects of pickup basketball, people that are very competitive on court although aggressive, can be very kind off court. On the other hand, there are people that just enjoy playing the game. There are many group dynamics in play in these pick up games. For example, there are many ways to choose teams in pickup basketball : shooting from…

Have you ever had that one moment when you were doing something and you felt like it was meant to be? Like it just clicked that this is what you are supposed to be doing. Well I’ve had three experiences like that. When I was young, sports came to came to me and they changed my life. The first is once when I was about six years old, my mother put me on a basketball team. Next, about a year later, I started watching NBA. I fell in love with Stephen Curry. He became my role model. And last, is the…

was trying to invent something that was less strenuous than basketball for older people, so they could exercise without overdoing it (n.d). Morgan got the idea of volleyball from the combination of basketball, tennis, baseball, and handball. The first net ever used for volleyball was a tennis net and it was only raised to 6’6” (“Athletic Scholarships”, n.d). Compared to volleyball now the court…

Tons of people know about the sport of basketball, and how it is played. It is played with a basketball and a basketball hoop. It is also played with five people on each team. To advance the ball up the court you can pass or dribble. But do you know how it started? Over 300 million people play basketball around the world because of Dr. James Naismith. Dr. James Naismith invented basketball. He lived in Canada then moved to Massachusetts where he became a physical educator at a YMCA. In…

The game of basketball was invented in 1891, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Basketball was created by a physical education teacher, James Naismith. The game was created as a safer game to play with his class of eighteen students. Throughout the years the game of basketball has changed little by little. There are many differences to the way basketball was played then and now, but there are also many similarities. For example, basketball was originally played with nine players on each team, to fit…

Basketball is the speed up game which established in 19th century from there to till now the game is modify technically because whole game is based on technical skills. Shooting is the principal method used to score points in basketball and for this reason it is the most frequently used technical action (Hay, 1994). Basketball is a sport that scores determines its results, and shooting skill determines score percentage which means shooting skill determines the result of a basketball game to…

Shooters are considered as the most valuable asset in basketball because they have the skill and aptitude to break it open in the pitch at any time. As a beginner or a young player you need to have good shooting mechanics and be familiar with the fundamentals in order to be a good shooter. Here are some important basics and tips of basketball shooting for a trainee. 1. Balance in shooting Your body should be relaxed and balanced when shooting the ball. First, make sure both of your feet are…