Rules of basketball

Throughout my entire life, I have played basketball. Thinking back on it today, this is basically my first year I haven’t played basketball. Although I know this sport like I know how to tie my shoes, I’ve never really thought of it in any other way besides an activity that I love. My many years of playing influenced my decision to use this topic for my assignment, but also the big impact it had throughout the rest of my family. My grandpa had coached college basketball, and my mom played…

PAYING COLLEGIATE STUDENT ATHLETES 5 football and men’s basketball players would leave college early to play professionally. As Senator Chambers later noted in his speech, many collegiate athletes come from low income backgrounds and athletics is their way out. One of the biggest reasons student athletes leave for the NBA or NFL before their eligibility expires is because they will be paid. By providing them with financial assistance, even if it is set aside in a trust fund, it may make a…

The history of basketball wasn’t really even created to be an individual sport itself. It was actually supposed to be a daily exercise or indoor activity in the YMCA. It was being in use for off season football players. They called a man to create the indoor activity. His name was James Naismith. (Sportsknowhow.com) He made a ball out of rubber in a sort of volleyball form and put up fruit baskets for hoops. The players had to dribble to the other side of the court and try to shoot the ball into…

players were limited by the original thirteen rules. Experimentation by players led to the idea of dribbling as it did not violate these rules and allowed players to advance with the ball (Frazier, et al., 1998, p.38). Dribbling was seen as a way to further increase the pace of the game and help the offence avoid defensive pressures. Once officially adopted, players were allowed to bounce the ball once, after which they could only pass the ball. This rule went through several permutations until…

This isn’t an issue that will be solved overnight, if the NCAA decides to pay the players there will of course be rules and regulations that the players and universities will have to abide by. If the NCAA continues to not pay the players then more eyebrows will be raised due to the fact that universities bring in so much revenue from their athletic teams. This issue…

as fact to a large portion of the American population. The girls’ sport is baseball, but softer. Softball was meant to provide an easier and less complicated alternative to baseball. The difference between a baseball and softball is three inches (Rules of Sport). Those three inches created a legacy of oppression. If the heroines in Ring’s book were treated fairly, surely such a book would not exist. Men, significantly…

alongside a female Indiana Law Professor talked to a small group of students, teachers, coaches, and adults. The conversation started with a few basic questions. The first being, “How are rules made and what is the process?” Emmert went on to talk about self-governance and how the universities themselves make their own rules and make their own decision on finances. The NCAA however, is broken down into 3 divisions and a collection of university presidents with sub-committees that make decisions…

I saw him hit would scare me because I would forget he had a broken nose. Then when I would remember it would make me laugh for how stupid of an idea he had to get it. A day after we got back from the hospital I asked him if he wanted to play basketball. He wasn't to happy with me after I said that. I kept asking him over and over again if he wanted to play, he would just groan then walk away to his room. After about two weeks of having John with a broken nose it finally healed. He asked…

leagues. The NCAA considers itself as a non-profit organization, yet the company runs very similar to a business. The NCAA has reportedly generated “over $11 billion in annual revenues” (Benedykciuk 2). Two of the most marketable sports, football and basketball, generate the most revenue based on viewership and advertisements. The athletes whom share a large part in generating the money collected by the NCAA don’t make a dime for their hard work. Although these college athletes are granted…

In most cases when there is a set of rules, the rules usually end up being broken or a controversy arises through them more often than not. In the NCAA's situation, there have been instances in which problems with their rules have led to insufficient results. For example, former UCLA bas-ketball player Ed O'Bannon filed his own lawsuit against the NCAA (McEldowney 3). The law-suit he had filed was for illegally using his own and other athletes’ pictures commercially at the will of the NCAA…