Springfield College

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…

In an unusual set of circumstances, I found myself both off from work and without my boys, on a Saturday and with absolutely no plans. Becoming bored by the afternoon, with no distractions, nothing worth watching on TV, and a desire to make a meal that didn't include hot dogs, I decided to invite Joe over for dinner. I met Joe at shortly after I started working at Jolly's Donuts. The place was so new they barely had a functional kitchen, and Joe had been called in to install the industrial…

Basketball a sport of stealing and making hoops. This game was made by Dr. James Naismith in 1891at the Springfield YMCA collage the games purpose was to condition outdoor athletes in winter. Originally the list of rules was 13 but has undergone many years of revision for faster play and greater athleticism. Today it’s one of the most popular American sports and the rest of the world has adopted itProfessional basketball started in New York in 1896 and was originally played in mesh wire cages.…

Initially boundaries were not defined, with walls serving as out of bounds markers in most cases (Frazier, 1998, p. 12). In 1904 the boundaries became straight lines with ball possession awarded to the first player to touch the ball after it went out of bounds (Kloppenburg, et al. 2013). Subsequently leading to pushing, shoving, elbowing, desperate dives, and total bedlam (Kloppenburg, et al. 2013). Since basketball was often played on dance floors and in social halls, wire cages had to be…

Dribbling is the act of bouncing the ball off the floor with one hand. Initially, movement with the ball was restricted to passing as 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,…

When basketball first started, the use of peach baskets would cause a stoppage of the game every time someone scored because the ball would be stuck in the basket (Kloppenburg, et al. 2013). This slowed down the pace of the game. At first, someone with a ladder had to fetch the ball from the basket until eventually the bottoms were removed from the baskets. In 1893, after several attempts to alter or replace the basket, cast iron rims replaced these baskets (Kloppenburg, et al. 2013). This was a…

Volleyball is an amazing game with an interesting past. Coming from nothing, William G. Morgan invented a game that would be played for generations and more. Volleyball is not just a game, it is a sport that has taught people friendly competition, and has brought people together including countries, adults and even children at young ages. William G. Morgan originally named the game “Mintonette” when he invented it in 1855. William was born in Lockport, New York on January 23rd, 1870. He was a…

Basketball is a nationwide sport played all throughout the world. It has been played for over 100 years. Over the years it has evolved and has become more advanced than what it was back in the early 1900’s. The American Basketball Association started to play in 1997. This action packed game requires athleticism, skill, and endurance. Which is why Stephen Curry and Chris Paul are great athletes and both have these capabilities to do great things with the game of basketball. Nautica Loves Deandre…

At a first glance, it was viewed as an abandoned elementary school that was deteriorating physically, a place that was losing hope and a place that no one would ever want to go to. I am talking about Cathedral High School on 310 Main St, Wilbraham, also known as my second home. Waking up at 6:45 and going to the bus stop was a daily routine for myself. Standing there the first day, I was circled up with 3 friends whom I had known from middle school. Shortly however as the days progressed, that…

my life was deciding which college to attend because I had to leave my friends, family, and some of my belongings back home. When I was thinking about which college I wanted to attend, I was stuck between three choices: Missouri State University, University of Central Missouri, and Missouri Western State University. I knew whatever my decision was that it would have an impact on me immediately and for the rest of my life. I decided Missouri Western was the right college for me because I liked it…