Tiffany Johnson Laura Govia Composition 2 October 10, 2012 Shatter dreams in John Updike’s “Ex-Basketball Player” The title of the poem really tell you what the poem is all about. The speaker tell you what a great basketball player he was and how often he dreamed about his basketball career. The poem tells us about a basketball player who was the best player on his basketball tea, and hold the high school that still has not been beat. “He never learned a trade”(line49) and now he works at “Berth’s Garage” (line 4). The poem implies that Flick was a great basketball and that he was the best in the county and that he hold the county record of scoring the most points.
MJ Vincent October 15, 2009 Pickleball Questions 1. Pickleball rules are similar to tennis and ping pong. 2. Yes, there is rally scoring in Pickleball. Rally scoring is when two teams hit until one team doesn’t complete a play and the other team receives the point.
How to Shoot a Basketball Properly Intro: • Attention Getter: Who is excited for March Madness? • Relevance: There will be a lot of important shots taken in the next couple weeks and proper shooting mechanics are crucial • Subject Intro: My name and I will be informing you of the proper fundamentals of shooting a basketball • Becoming a good jump shooter takes balance, proper technique, and countless hours practice Body 1: Balance and foundation • In order to become good jump shooter in basketball takes balance and a good foundation • According to hall of fame coach Red Aurbach, when starting a jump shot your feet should be about shoulder width apart, dominate foot slightly forward of the other. Your knees should be bent and your shoulders should be leaning slightly forward over your knees in an athletic stance. • The athletic stance all great jump shooters get into is a key fundamental in shooting a basketball; no one can consistently be a great shooter if they are off balance. Body 2: Proper technique • Almost all great jump shooters in basketball have great technique and fundamentals, there are very few exceptions this rule • After you have your balance and foundation set, you can move onto the actual shooting technique and motion • According to Roy Williams, all great jump shooters start there shot from the shooting pocket • The shooting pocket is a position where the ball is held in front of you, with your hands placed on the ball where you are ready to shoot • Your dominant hand should behind the ball with your fingers spread out over the ball • The ball should be positioned on your hand so it rests on the palm of your hand with a little bit of daylight between the ball and the palm of your hand • Your off hand should be on the side of the ball and is only there for balance • Once you have proper grip of the ball and in the shooting pocket,
In college basketball, alley oops, fancy no-look passes, and trash talking, these are just some of the things we are accustomed to in the game of basketball today. Before 1992 though, it was all about making the simple plays just to get the ball in the hoop. Also, the custom attire for this generation of basketball is long shorts that go to your knees and generally most people wear high black socks. Before 1992, most people wore short shorts and high white socks instead of black socks. What caused these changes to take place in 1992 you may ask?
Before couch carter took over the Richmond high basketball team they were shit. They would fight on the court against other players and in the change rooms
After all of that, there are defensive drills; which is where you bend down like sitting in a chair and slide across the court as fast as you can. If you are a player, when running comes to mind you think of all the hours of drills, but you remember the time you stole the ball because of defense, for chance of at game winner. Shooting, the most important part of basketball is where you throw the ball in the basket, more importantly how you score points. The
Watching Kobe play basketball during the 2010 NBA playoffs made me want to try out for my high school basketball team. I decided that I was going to dedicate that summer to emulate Kobe. Just like Kobe, I was fueled to be the best. I had that same internal fire burning within me and the same drive that was going to propel me onto a varsity basketball roster. It is common knowledge that the fear of failure is what drives Kobe to his infinite pursuit of excellence.
In O, Oden James is a very popular basketball player who is looked upon by many staff and students who attend the prep school he goes to, including his coach, and father of Hugo (the adapted Iago), Duke Goulding. He chooses Mike Cassio to share his MVP award with, just as Othello chose Michael Cassio to be his leuitenant. Thus we have been given a reason as to why Iago and Hugo hate Othello and Oden so much. At the very end of the play, Othello makes a final speech before he kills himself during which he states the regret he has for what he has done. He asks the characters that remain to ‘Speak of me as I am” and remember him to be the person he truly was, not by the terrible mistakes he made.
Every time a point was scored, the game was halted so the janitor could bring out a ladder and retrieve the ball. Later, the bottoms of the fruit baskets were removed. The first public basketball game was in Springfield, MA, on December 21, 1891. The First 13 Rules of Basketball 1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands.
Playing basketball always puts a smile on my face; it is something that will never bore me. When I am playing basketball it is the only thing I focus on; the court is where I go to release any stress and clear my mind. Ever since I can remember I have loved basketball. As a kid and even now I would sit around where there was a garbage can or anything I could use as a hoop, and crumple paper throwing it in the can as practice. I love everything about the game: the sound of the net after a swish, crossing your opponent and finishing it with the pretty layup, the good feeling after making that three pointer, dribbling down the court, and just knowing the crowd is there to cheer you on; it all makes me happy.