I want to make the ninth grade basketball team and for this, I have to improve my shot. This is just like Audubon's picture because even though the bird on the rock has got the fish, two Kingfishers' are coming to take it away. Just like my goal, the bird on the…
Bend the knees and and slightly at the hips for explosiveness. The elbow on the shooting arm must be close to the body and lined up with the target, If your arms moves or isn't lined up your shot could be off. The non shooting hand is placed on the side of the ball its really just to balance the ball. So make sure it's out of the way of the flight of the ball.…
Have you ever made a half court shot? One day on a sad crummy morning in libertyville I had a soccer game. it was very early in the morning but i was ready to play some soccer! It was the last game of the indoor season for soccer.…
We worked on making her arm a perfect "L" shape when shooting. I also taught her to use her left hand as a guide hand to prevent from shootings one handed. I was once told in order to have the perfect shot you should follow the rules of "BEEF". These rules are known as balance, elbow, eyes, and follow through. My sister understood these rules and her form got dramatically better.…
Sports writing gives an insight into the everyday lives and decisions that American make. There are themes that are represented in each poem, story, and article that have other meanings for our everyday life. Some of the most popular points made though out these sports writings is that weakness is only as bad as you make of it, live everyday in the moment, and individuals are just as important as a team. Many people don’t realize how much sports reflect our lives that we live everyday.…
Michael Jordan said, “You miss 100% of the shots you never take.” Michael Jordan is one of the best basketball players of all time. Now imagine the world without basketball. Basketball started as just a fun sport that was very simple and wasn’t a huge deal and turned into a multi-billion dollar sport. James Naismith is the one who brought this amazing sport to life.…
Movement analysis is a major key in sports as it dissects the certain movement of muscles and joints to perform a certain action in the sport. A basketball jump shot uses all of the movement phases, from the stance phase, preparatory phase, movement phase, follow-through phase and recovery phase. The jump shot has gradually evolved in the NBA, and is considered one of the most important and most commonly used shot in basketball. There are many sharpshooters in the NBA, like Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and Carmelo Anthony who master the jump shot, and they excel in the little details of these phases, which helps them excel in their craft. These phases are truly important in a basketball jump shot…
That will help the team if we are losing by three. Our to get us the lead by three. Now when I shoot, I shoot better ever since that half court knockout game. I make more shots because i’m excited to shoot them.…
What some people may not know are the other factors that increase or decrease their probability of missing or making a shot. Factors such as the angle of the shot, the players ability, the climate, the method of the kick, and more. Although all these factors have a big impact, we choose the three thought to make the biggest difference, angle of the shot, defender or not, and the players ability.…
Introduction For this assignment, I have selected the skill of a basketball lay-up. I perform an task analysis of the skill along with highlight key topics such as motivation, practice format, and identifying errors. To successfully perform a lay-up, one must build up force by using their arms, hips, knees, ankles and applying the appropriate amount of that force in the direction of the hoop at the correct angle resulting in the ball going through the basket. The learner for this skill will be an adolescent female. The learner will have some experience with basketball, but will be introduced to a lay-up, the location will be in a gym with a hard wood basketball court.…
Within this paper, I recall and expand on my experience at the recreation center, where I observed the individuals who came to play basketball. The observations are primarily of the interactions occurring at the basketball court, but I touch on the weather and reasons for walking to the location as well. As an extremely antisocial person, it took me awhile to finally go, but I was willing to give it a shot. It was a saturday with fair skys and a nice breeze. I decided to walk to the recreation center, as it was a glorious day and not to far away.…
The Perfect Shot I can do this. I know I can. Everyone is counting on me. My friends, my family, and my team. I have to make this shot.…
There once was a guy that always got bullied, because he was bad at all sports. One day I got a idea to go play some basketball with my brother. I started walking to my brothers room to go tell him to go outside. " Triston do you want to go shoot some hoops?…
Basketball is one of the widely played and viewed games in the world. This game involves lots of running, jumping, analysis and judgment. As basketball is a fast action game, it helps in keeping us fit by building endurance, motor coordination, muscle strengthening, and improving balance. Other than these health benefits, basketball is a social sport and hence it helps us to be a good team player (http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au).…
Have you ever wondered how people get through a basketball game? As the encyclopedia says, “ Basketball, game played between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court, usually indoors. Each team tries to score by tossing the ball through the opponent’s goal, an elevated horizontal hoop and net called a basket.” (Donald) To survive a basketball game you need to do things before, during, and after a game. First, before the game.…