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We are to analyse and critique the shot of a basketball from someone in class compared to an NBA superstar. So in this analysis I will talk about the biophysical skills of functional anatomy and biomechanics. Preparation: Analysing Luisa’ jump shot, from here we can see that she is executing her prep wrong. Why? During the preparation stage we can see that she has a strong base of support but won’t work for this particular shot. Because Luisa hasn't lowered her centre of mass as much she will…

Prior to this assignment, I believed that I knew a fair deal of information about Yao Ming’s past, being the basketball fan that I am. It was my assumption that he was randomly blessed with extraordinary height and happened to play very well overseas, leading to him being drafted into the NBA. However, Yao’s rise to superstardom is nowhere near as natural as I thought. Brook Larmer’s 2005 biographical exposé, Operation Yao Ming: The Chinese Sports Empire, American Big Business, and the Making of…

Designing basketball practices are not always an easy task to accomplish, but getting the most out of them is essential for everyone, especially the players. There are many different ways to utilize practice time, and I think that practice variability is one of the best tools to use when designing practice activities. Basketball coaches who use practice variability in their activities will lead to an overall better performance and outperform those experiencing low levels of variability. To…

What is their family history?: David Thompson was born on July, 7th, 1954. He was born to the parents of Vellie Thompson, and Ida thompson in Shelby, North Carolina. He grew up in the small town of Shelby, and he had somewhat of just a normal childhood. Everything was fine until he hit ten years old. When he was ten years old his father Vellie went out of his job and his family was going into debt. They had nothing paying the house for a year, and they had to think of something quick. When this…

Len Bias was born in 1963 and was only twenty-two when he died of a cocaine related overdose. Bias was and still is considered one of the most exceptional players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bias rose to stardom after being a star collegiate athlete at the University of Maryland, drafted into the NBA only two years on the collegiate level (Boren…). After being drafted into the NBA in 1986 and the buzz that surrounded him was loud. However, as Bias gained popularity even though…

Discuss a leadership experience you have had in any area of your life: school, work, athletics, family, church, community, etc. How and why did you become a leader in this area? How did this experience influence your goals? I was playing soccer with my friends in my neighborhood just a normal day everything looked as usual. But while I was playing soccer I was hearing a noise, not knowing if I am the only one who is hearing I felt deluded for a moment and stopped playing soccer and headed to…

I chose the poem “Fast Break” because it is about basketball and i play it and think it is a great sport. This poem is a narrative which means that it tells a story in which this poem does tell a story. The poem includes many modern words and includes anaphora . Anaphora is when there is a repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a line. “Fast Break” starts off with “and” in many lines which can be counted as anaphora. “Fast Break” by Edward Hirsch, includes a couple of similes…

I never realized that it meant so much to me. I never realized that all of the blood, sweat, and tears would actually pay off. Until 8th grade tryouts, I didn’t even know why I played basketball. On this day, I had to compete for a spot on the basketball team against 30 to 40 other players. Just let me tell you, hardwork and dedication does pay off. On the first day of 8th grade basketball tryouts, I thought that I looked like an idiot. I could not make a shot and I turned the ball over too many…

Playing basketball in the wrong shoes is a serious deal!! Excited as I can be ready to shoot a 3 my team came out strong our score was 15-3, before the game I was told that I didn't have on the right shoes, but I didn't listen I just did me I guess it was just the excitement of our team being the best in the state. The night at the hotel after playing Florida AAU I felt a little pain in my leg, but I thought it was just nothing shook my leg because I thought it was just a cramp but it ached as…

Hello I am John Schlich from Gold Town Strength and today we are going to help this athlete named Stephan from the University of North Georgia Nighthawks. Now, Stephan is a college basketball player and plays point guard. Point Guards are responsible for making offensive plays by distributing the ball so that team mates are set up to take a good shot. Defensively the main role of the point guard is to disrupt passing lanes and act as the primary defender against fast break maneuvers. In order to…