Women's basketball

Basketball has had a great impact in my life. I got my first little tykes basketball rim on my first birthday. By four years old I was playing at the YMCA in Jacksonville with other kids from my hometown. It was a great way for me to make friends. Ever since then I have been playing basketball. Since we were from a small town, many kids played basketball. I played with the same group of kids from four years old through eighth grade year of junior high. We had a great connection and those kids…

During elementary school the other kids were pretty much the same height. It was like everyone was the same and most people didn’t stand out. We all hated our vegetables and all wanted to be “big and strong.” Sadly, I didn’t grow as tall as I wanted to. Middle school came around quickly and it was the awkward stage of growing. By then most people in the 7th grade were at least 5’3, but I was still 4’11. My dad told me that his brother was 4’11 too then he had a huge growth spurt, now he is 6’4.…

How long have you been playing basketball? I’ve been playing basketball since as long as I’ve known it, since I was a young kid about six years old. When did you realize that basketball was the sport for you? Was there any other sports that you played? No not really, when I was growing up my brothers played basketball and my mom loved basketball so I was always brought up in a basketball family, I never really played any other sports. Since I was young I was always either one of the tallest…

do these people have in common? They play basketball. It is playable at many different levels. There are high school, college, professional, and even international teams. Basketball has become so popular due to the simplicity of it. The game as we know it wasn 't always the way we think of it today. Basketball has evolved in many ways over the years with all the history, rules refinements, rule additions, and the basic play. Today 's version of basketball is very different from the original…

cut down on childhood obesity, an epidemic in The United States of America. As I was folding laundry and watching basketball the idea hit me, dirty clothes basketball. The idea is very simple, put a basketball hoop on a clothes hamper. The hope being if kids start “shooting” their dirty clothes, that basketball fundamental will carry over outside and encourage kids to play basketball rather than sitting inside on an iPad. In the process of encouraging…

As a young boy that come from Dominican Republic a country where sport is a big passion, and knowing how to work hard to reach another level. I always had a passion for sports especially basketball. Before I come to this country I had a big dream to become a professional basketball player. But everything change when I come to U.S. It was something that God put me in my way for the first time that I been in this country. I found that I have talent that didn’t imagine that would able to do, that…

evolution of basketball , many sources which I used gave many viewpoints on how basketball has changed. These sources stated that basketball has made a dramatic change since the beginning of its creation. These sources argue that basketball will continue to evolve in efforts to benefit the sport , which in return will cement basketball’s legacy forever. Basketball has undergone many changes since the beginning of its creation, from rules to the equipment. The changing of rules in basketball is…

- For my program I collaborated with UNC Walk for Health Organization for the 96 Years of Healthy Long-Living Prep High School Basketball Game held on April 9th 2016 at Chapel Hill High School. Let me begin, by explaining what UNC Walk for Health is all about. UNC Walk for Health is a two-person organization, co-founded two years ago by Bobby Gersten (UNC’s oldest living athlete) and William Thorpe to raise awareness of and provide practical solutions to chronic health conditions, such as…

Basketball has changed my life for the better. Growing up we did not have a lot at first, but we did have a gray concrete slab, a basketball hoop, and a basketball. Eventually my parents started to make more money, however, that led to constant fighting between them, so I would go outside and shoot around. I would shoot a couple of free throws, practice some lay-ups, jump shots, and the occasional three-pointer as well. When I got into high school, basketball became something I could use to let…

Kaufman 4 step method effectively, one can learn how to play the game of basketball. The idea of learning a new skill can be overwhelming. Learning, in the way that humans can, is one of the fundamental ways…