James Naismith

How the league became the BIG leagues Basketball when it began was just another game to play in P.E./ gym class during the winter but it soon became something bigger than that to this day we have a whole month that everyone gets excited about and its name is march madness. People fill out brackets and compete online or with their friends to see whose bracket will be close to perfect. Basketball wasn’t this popular when it first began they formed a pro league in 1946 that is well known today has…

McGill University in Montreal, Canada and being athletic director at this sameUniversity, Naismith moved to Springfield, Massachusetts to join the YMCATraining School there. Being a physical educator he was dealing with the problemthat his students and workers could not play sports outside in winter and that therooms for indoor sports where rather small (History of Basketball, 2004). Hisprimary goal was to invent a game that, like duck-on-a-rock, did not rely onphysical strength…

Alaina 5-31-17 Mr.Young English-The Living Matt De La Pena is an author of: Ball Don’t lie, Mexican Whiteboy, We were here, I Will Save You, The Living and The Hunted. He attended the University of the Pacific for a basketball scholarship. And went on to get a degree for Fine Arts in creative writing, at San Diego State University. His first book was Ball Don’t Lie. He got inspired to write by his mother. His famous first book was everywhere. Soon it turned into a great motion picture. He is…

COLLEGE OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE Academic Year 2014 – 2015 BASKETBALL AS A SPORT AND THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF CHOOSING IT AS THEIR SPORT Antonio Jan Marcella WONG Thesis Adviser: Professor Jeremie A. Monter A Thesis Proposal Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science INTRODUCTION Everyone has their sport to play. Some have three, two, or only one sport, but it is not possible that a person does not…

History Women playing basketball professionally was unheard of until April 24, 1996 it was televised all across the world. This all began with a press conference that included star players such as Rebecca Lobo, Lisa Leslie, and Sheryl Swoopes. Later that month, a man Val Ackerman was named First president of the WNBA. The First game began on June 21, 1997, starting two teams The New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks. The WNBA is currently about to enter their 19th season. Success The WNBA…

A former UCLA basketball player, Ed O’Bannon, filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA, which stands for National Collegiate Athletic Association, for his likeness being used in a video game without his consent or reimbursement. According to the NCAA amateurism rules college basketball players are not allowed to paid, and thus makes them an amateur. The rules state that players may not accept benefits or payments of any type. College basketball players should be paid in some way due to the…

Everyone wants their shining moment where the multitude of people shouts your name and applaud you for your accomplishment, whatever it may be. How do you land this moment? Why is it so enjoyable and envious? We are praised when we’re younger for simply spelling our name or even using the bathroom. As we age, less and less of what we execute seems to astound people. Basic doesn’t cut it anymore. If you desire that moment you must compel yourself to push harder, give in the extra work, and…

Skill- In a basketball game,shooting is one of my strongest skill , when shooting stay well balanced and use the right technique by making sure I perform the L shape and my right arm angle is at approximately 45 degrees and , this makes my shot more accurate as well as a high percent chance of making most of my shots Fitness- I believe that my overall fitness is very strong as i have good agility this helps me to move in different directions at a high pace while dribbling the ball this helps…

Athletes today are more determined and gritty in their efforts to win. They are going all out to get the extra stretch in whichever game they are participating. A couple of researches done by the University of Arizona came up with amazing results about how fear thoughts influence the minds of the players and gives a boost to their self-confidence. The university did a random study with questionnaires to a few basketball players related to mortality and death. Players are determined to…

When a person thinks of Kobe Bryant or Stephen Curry, they typically think about how good of an athlete they both are. People also seem to recognize their outstanding shooting records. Many people also think to be a shooter like that, they have to be tall or they have to fast. Actually, the only way that a person can become a good shooter is by practicing the shooting motion over and over again. When it comes to shooting a basketball, the meaning of “Practice Makes Perfect” definitely…