United States men's national basketball team

Army National Guard Civil Support Teams Since 1998, Civil Support Teams have assisted local authorities in dealing with events involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or enhanced improvised explosives (CBRNE). Whether it be a planned attack utilizing chemical or biological agents, toxic industrial materials, or radiological sources or an accidental spill or release. Highly skilled Army and Air National Guard Active Guard Reserve (AGR) personnel make up every Civil Support Team…

National Guard The National Guard is the branch of the military that operates as a “home guard.” Like servicemen and women in other branches of the armed forces, members of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard undergo military training to protect the nation in case of attack and to aid americans during time of crisis, including national disasters like earthquakes and floods. Unlike other branches of the military the guard is mostly stationed on home soil (though they can be…

how they stepped into the lives of athletes and became so much more than just a coach. Pat Summitt is known for her accomplishments in the sport of basketball. Her 8 national titles (more than any other women’s basketball coach in NCAA history) and her 1,071 wins (more than any coach in the sport) all illustrate her greatness prestige in basketball. What most people don’t know, is her ability to influence her players in such a way that they return to her to seek her counsel long after they’ve…

advisory team, the lobbies, and the international institutions constraint the president’s ability to pursue his national security policy priorities. In this paper, I will argue that the congress with his constitutional power, and the president’s advisory team with their close proximity to the president are the factors that most severely constrain the president to pursue the national security policy priorities. The first factor to constraint the president ability to pursue his national…

Basketball was created by Dr. James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was created to condition young athletes during cold months.It consisted of a peach basket and a type of soccer ball,but when he made it he only had 13 rules for it.The NBA started on this day in 1949, after a damaging three-year battle to win both players and fans, the rival Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) merge to form the National Basketball Association…

most people in the United States of America. The term refers to a several-week long, end-of-year basketball tournament that determines the NCAA National Champion of college basketball. The tournament attracts dozens of millions of viewers, with the championship game receiving a viewing total that has surpassed 30 million. That is nearly a tenth of the entire nation tuning in to watch college students play a game of basketball. This is, of course, not even professional basketball! This goes to…

As it states on the History section of the WNBA website, the concept of women’s basketball was approved by the NBA Board of Governors on April 24th of 1996; this was the established of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The WNBA begin play in June of 1997. Shortly after the NBA Board of Governors approved the concept of a women’s basketball league Val Ackermann was named the first president of the WNBA on August 7th, 1996. Before women’s basketball was officially established in…

players from the National Level who have torn their ACL more than one time compared to their male counterparts. Here are a few brief synopsis: • Megan Rapinoe, thirty years old, is a left midfielder for the United States Women’s National Soccer Team and the Seattle Reign in the National Women’s Soccer League. Rapinoe has torn her ACL three times, twice in her left leg while in college and once in her right leg, while training with the United States Women’s National Soccer Team. • Lindsey…

In December 1891, Dr. James Naismith created a game called basketball. Basketball is defined as a game played by two teams of five players each on a rectangular court having a raised basket at each end, with points being scored by shooting the ball through the opponent 's basket. Since 1891, basketball has taken the world over by storm. From the United States of America to China, basketball is among the most popular sports to play and watch in the world. Dr. Naismith created this game in…

throughout sport. The questions arise on whether there should be equal pay or not? As for women in sport, specifically women in basketball, often dispute on the noticeable disparity of women and men’s in salary. I believe that there has been an unequal pay in men and women in basketball due to the difference in league revenue. There is no doubt that women in basketball are underpaid; however,…