Category: Basketball

Introduction Canadians have created a lot of sports that you should be grateful for such as 5 pin bowling, lacrosse, hockey and one of the most famous Basketball. How it all started In 1891 Dr.James Naismith a former Mcgill University phys ed teacher took a teaching job at the YMCA international Training School in Springfield,…

Basketball is one of the most popular sports in Canada. It was invented by James Naismith, a Canadian man who worked at an American college as a physical education instructor. He adapted the game to keep his students active for the winter months (Klein, 2016). There are such an immense cultural connection to basketball yet…

I believe that what we call soccer and the rest of the world calls football is the greatest sport in the world. In fact, I believe that soccer is a greater sport than basketball and this is my reasoning behind this thesis. Many different countries have conflicting opinions on who invented the game now known…

It started off when I first went to high school. It was gym class and we were about to play basketball. With me being shy I really didn’t want to participate but of course everyone had to. We were put on teams, split equally into two teams. We were told the rules and off we…

Invasion games are simply defined by attempting to get an object into a goal or area that is defended by an individual or a team. These games are commonly played with a marked boundary or territory. Each team are required to pass the object between themselves to set up an opportunity to evade and gain…

Introduction to Positional Roles in Basketball Basketball is a physically demanding sport that differs depending on positional role in the sport. Each position is designated a specific job in the game to execute. These differing jobs result in different ways players bodies are built specifically for the role to accommodate the positional needs. Point guards…

Celebrity Overview: DeMar Darrnel DeRozan was born on August 7th, 1989 in Compton, California, United States. DeMar is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC Trojans and was selected ninth pick overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 2009…

Basketball Revised Research essay Athletic footwear, less formally known as sneakers, can be found anywhere from the basketball court to the office. They are an object that most people own and wear. There is however more to sneakers than meets the eye. An analysis of sneakers reveals insights about ourselves and the social forces that…

Kareem Abdul Jabbar is a legendary American retired professional basketball player. Before his retirement, he played 20 seasons for the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his time, Kareem was one of the greatest NBA stars and was named NBA Finals MVP on two occasions. He also won…

When Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in 1891, the game had a built-in deterrent to dunking: the peach baskets used as goals had bottomed, and if the ball fell out of the basket, the field goal was nullified. Now, the slam dunk is a critical part of gameplay. Chris Broussard, an NBA analyst, aims to…