YMCA

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…

At the YMCA the schedule is written on the three-fold board by the door. There is also a menu of the snack written right next to the schedule. There is also a snack menu in the back room where the staff goes. I observed snack many different times at this place. I observed them have animal crackers, apple pretzels. These are not all served on the same day but this is what they have had different times when I have worked. The head teacher is the one to cut up whatever fruit or vegetable they have…

During the spring break of my sophomore year of high school, I was given the opportunity to volunteer with A.E Finley YMCA. I had been going to the YMCA since I could talk and walk, and I was thrilled to be given the opportunity. However, this wasn’t normal volunteering at the YMCA 2 miles down the road, it was a volunteer mission trip in Lima, Peru. At that point in my life, I never even thought about anywhere outside of Raleigh. I had been to Pittsburgh, PA to visit family, but that was the…

Why do you think this company/organization has been so successful? For the purposes of this reflective piece I choose to use the YMCA one of Rhode Islands most popular center. There are YMCA located in about each city. Besides that they’re nationwide. Their mission statement states “ We believe that to bring about meaningful change in individuals and communities, we must be focused and accountable. At the Y, we measure the success of our cause by how well we engage communities in our three…

Johnston’s YMCA of greater Charlotte is pleased to present you with a proposal for reviewing the prospects of providing our youth with the Y5210 program. The program is designed to teach youth healthy choices and remind them that every day they should consume at least 5 servings of fruits or vegetables, have 2 or less hours of screen time, 1 hour of exercise and 0 sugar-sweetened drinks. In an effort to support the structure of our “Nutrition and Activity for the youth, Y5210 program” we are…

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…

Basketball Evolution A game of finesse, high speed and show-time is how most people would describe their experience at a basketball game. It is hard to believe that the first basketball teams shot at peach baskets. Also, players were not allowed to dribble the ball when basketball was first invented. If compared, it is easily seen how the sport of basketball dramatically changed over the years. Born November 6, 1861 in Ontario, James Naismith designed and founded the game of basketball. He was…

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…

A basketball is a round circular ordinary spear that has nothing extraordinary to it. The average MSHAA Men’s basketball has twenty-nine point five pounds of pressure in it. However, it's what you do with the basketball that makes it extraordinary, which gives ordinary people extraordinary joy. What someone does with a basketball consists of strength, willingness, determination, teamwork, blood, sweat and tears. Since all of these qualities are from the game of basketball, as well as other…

Without a YMCA most likely kids will say, "Oh I'll be able to practice someday," and they won't because they don’t have anywhere to practice. Most kids are never able to practice the sport or things they love and that causes them to never even get the chance to achieve their dreams. The community of Otto-Eldred should consider building a YMCA. First of all, a YMCA would be a good way to keep people active and healthy. If you go to the YMCA often you can lose a ton of weight. Also, the YMCA has…