Basketball Essay

Sort By:
Page 3 of 50 - About 500 essays
  • Decent Essays

    Basketball History

    • 414 Words
    • 2 Pages

    History of Basketball When the Game Was Born Dr. James Naismith was a canadian physical education instructor. He invented the game of basketball in 1891 while working at the YMCA. The first game ever played was on December 21st, 1891. The equipment used in the first game was a far cry from what is used today. A peach basket was used as the hoop, and the a soccer ball became the first basketball. The YMCA had a big role in spreading the game around the country. American soldiers also introduced

    • 414 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The Core Of Basketball

    • 374 Words
    • 2 Pages

    consists of the muscles around hips, back, and chest. In the game of basketball, developing a strong core is necessary to reduce risk of injury, perform basic functions of the sport, increase balance and stability, and stabilize spine and pelvis. The fundamentals of basketball include passing (overhead, chest, and bounce passing). Other fundamentals include shooting, dribbling, pivoting, screening, defense, and cutting. Basketball is sport that relatively uses the entire body and large muscles groups

    • 374 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Basketball Monologue

    • 434 Words
    • 2 Pages

    When I first started playing basketball I only tried it out cause my dad said it would be fun for a kid my age to start playing basketball. I was about 11 when I first started playing and like everyone when they first try something new they terrible in it, so when i would go to my practices and my games I would always say i'm a terrible player and shouldn't set foot on another court. My dad started noticing this in my games when i would seem afraid to touch the ball and even dribble or shoot and

    • 434 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Speech On Basketball

    • 818 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Did you know that if you play competitive basketball for an hour you can burn about 900 calories? Yes, it can. Basketball is rated top 6th in the world of the most healthy sport to play. Players can get fit and athletic while playing basketball and have a healthy diet. That’s why basketball is such a good and healthy sport to play. Compared to doing nothing, basketball is a very healthy sport. Basketball can be helpful to someone in many ways. Basketball can be a very intense and active sport to

    • 818 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The First Basketball

    • 303 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Their dribbling down the court they shoot they score the winning points, that’s what makes my team happy. Basketball isn’t just dribbling a ball it’s rules, teamwork, and lots of fun. Basketball has been played at many time and places. The first basketball was in Springfield, Massachusetts. The first game was played on January 20, 1892. In the first basketball game there were 18 players on each team. Dr. Naismith didn’t have the money to design a new ball they used a soccer ball. The first

    • 303 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Passion For Basketball

    • 870 Words
    • 4 Pages

    for playing basketball, the sport I love. Basketball is a sport which has never bored me. I have constantly used basketball as a source of entertainment whenever there was an opportunity; on a hot summer day or a cold and dark night. My passion for basketball has been with me since Kindergarten and I believe it will stick with me for the rest of my life. One of my other passions as a kid was to cook (even though I could only cook something with the help of my parents), but basketball has always

    • 870 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Basketball Identity

    • 738 Words
    • 3 Pages

    contained the answer to my question and that answer was basketball as it became an identity that defined me in an essential way because it changed how I felt, how I thought, and how I lived. Out of all the things in the world, basketball became my guidance, it spoke to me in a way where it wasn’t just an interest, but a window of discovering who I am, what I love, and what I want to become. In that window of time I would watch every basketball game and practice my skills as a player. Watching NBA

    • 738 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Evolution Of Basketball

    • 1355 Words
    • 6 Pages

    The Evolution of Basketball Imagine, that in 1896, the first ever professional basketball is being played on the third floor of Masonic Temple Hall in New Jersey, that was held in a banquet hall, which was enclosed with sharp and dangerous chicken wire that you could easily be cut with. The game of basketball, as you can tell, has developed a great margin over time. As far as the ball and net itself, to the rules and way the game is played, there were many different causes for changes that

    • 1355 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Physics of Basketball

    • 640 Words
    • 3 Pages

    tell you how physics applies to shooting a basketball. Shooting a basketball is a simple concept. All you do is align your feet towards the goal, put the ball in place, and then shoot; easy right? Not exactly, just because you do these steps does not mean you will get a perfect shot every time and make the basket. First, were going to start with setting the shot up with a dribble, most players can shoot off of the dribble. When dribbling a basketball a shooter releases the ball towards the floor

    • 640 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Barbara is an old lady with loose skin and is very wrinkly. She is also very friendly, loves to play, and watching Basketball. One day she was thinking that she needed to do more exercise. One day while Barbara was playing bingo with her friends she started thinking about her favorite basketball team the Lakers. She then exclaimed to her friends “ I’m out, gonna go play some B-Ball today.” Then dramatically walks out while a woman was screaming “BINGO!!!!!!!” Barbara heads to the arcade where she

    • 510 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays