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    denied an opportunity you should have had. How did this experience make you feel?” Sometime midway in July, I was given an opportunity to attend a basketball camp in Florida. Attending this camp and performing at a high level would really give me a boost this upcoming season. Studies show your; comprehensive skills, defensive tactics, and basketball IQ may potentially have major change. Its camp day! Our half coordinated team shows up at the school ready to aboard the two vans that are ready

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    Team Dynamics Paper The IUPUI women’s basketball team has improved greatly over the years. While we are definitely a small division one school, we have certainly shined light upon our name. IUPUI hasn’t ever made it to the NCAA tournament, but my freshman year we made post season play for the first time in school history. Since then we went on to make post season play for another 2 years. My freshman year my team was very cliquey and we had very poor team functioning skills. Our dysfunctions lingered

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    Michigan basketball is in rare territory as a consistent inside presence is the missing piece to the Wolverines’ postseason success puzzle. Despite earning a 2016 NCAA Tournament bid, the Wolverines didn't do enough in postseason play to satisfy the Michigan faithful’s desire to enjoy a deep March run. Michigan fans are well aware of the Wolverines' wild success in the tournament preceding this year’s first round loss to Notre Dame. Arguably the best backcourt in the nation in 2013, Tim Hardaway

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    In the poem, “Ex – Basketball Player” by john Updike, (which is a narrative poem) illustrates the nature of life on how life is potentially is seen has a mirror to other people’s life, especially people who play sports. Life is the physical and mental experience of an individual. An in the poem the main character Flick, supply the poem with a good example of how life is potentially a mirror for other people. This poem is formally organized, even though it locks some qualities, it still haves the

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    we've all been waiting for and it finally came, your sophomore year of high school and you're starting on varsity” my mom adds. I get up and go eat breakfast. My dad takes me up to the school to get ready for the big game today. State Championship basketball game, 13 seconds left in the 4th quarter, my team is down 73-70, we rebound the ball and they pass me the ball, rushing down the court as fast as we can to score before the clock runs out. I have the ball dribbling down the court as fast as I can

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    The NBA (National Basketball Association) is a major factor in sports. As the years have gone by the NBA has changed drastically. The players, jerseys, team names, and the teams logos. Many more things changed as well. The baskets changed, the court patterns, some rules, how the teams play and how they run things. Julius Erving one of the greats in the 70s has a unique style other players may not have had. Julius was more commonly known as Dr. J. Julius was one of the first NBA players to dunk

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    RING! RING! RING! RING! Damn what the hell! 5:45 already? “Tommy wake up Gage and Henry just pulled up and you have practice in 40 minutes” mother said. “OK mom” Tommy mumbled while yawning and stretching, as he looked up he saw two of his teammates standing in his doorway, both staring at their watches. Tommy shouted “I’ll be out in five minutes. Get out!” Tommy was always excited for the first day of practice. For the last three years he has dribbled his way to greatness. Tommy was now a senior

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    Ex-Basketball Player Most everyone has had an extraordinary dream; for some, it is to be a movie star or to be on a professional sports team. Nevertheless, while great goals they are, they are not likely. For example, about 1 in 70,000 people become a major movie star (study.com). Entering the NBA from high school (Gerund) has a likelihood of 3 in 100,000 (ehow.com). Therefore, the great majority are obligated to find something else to pursue. As a result of people's dreams being so out of reach

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    The History of Basketball Basketball started with its invention in 1891 and was started by a P.E. teacher at a YMCA. His name was James Naismith. Once basketball had started rolling, it boomed. It was popular just from a small YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. People eventually picked up on basketball and this was enjoyed by many Americans and is used a lot. Basketball was just invented because there were people that wanted a way to stay conditioned during the winter for the upcoming

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    to shoot a basketball correctly is the most important skill you need to master in order to play the game. If you want to shoot a accurate ball, the form is the most important to shooting a basketball is because if you conquer the form, you can play the game. Without good form control of the ball is next to impossible. Their are 3 steps to shooting a basketball the proper way and that is balance, hand position, and eyes on target. Balance is a important part for shooting a basketball. Having good

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