College basketball relies on competitiveness to stimulate the intensity of a college basketball game. ... School spirit is expressed during basketball games and the fans of the game get into the rivalries at hand. ... Since the fans are a big part of the college basketball program, keeping their loyalty and interest is important to the game. ... A NBA recruiter can simply sit in during one basketball game and pick out a could-be superstar. The recruiter can then simply decide whether or not the player he is scouting is what they want based on physical ability displayed through a basketball gam...

• Word Count: 3613
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

When you think of the greatest basketball player in the history of the National Basketball League it goes without saying that Michael Jordan would be the top prospect. ... No other player has managed to come back from not one retirement and dominate the game of basketball, but two. ... (Adams 15) Michael was quickly invited to attend a basketball camp held by legendary coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina. ... Williams was very impressed with Jordan's ambition as well as his game. ... Michael went on in that game to hit the dramatic game-winning basket. ...

• Word Count: 3163
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

If we only take into consideration the utility that a job has for a society then it is obvious that a basketball player should not earn more than a teacher, a fireman or a police officer. ... Rashard Lewis earned $19million in 2011 and was scoring under 10points per game for the Washington Wizards while being one of the 5 highest paid NBA players that year. ... He averaged 17points per game while averaging 28points per game for a career. ... These players are not even really professionals; they practice 4 times a week and have a game every weekend. ... Buying a courtside seat for a single Los ...

• Word Count: 2560
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There was a time when men played for the love of the game; when competition alone satisfied the male ego. This age of basketball featured greats such as Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Oscar Robinson. ... Their fear is that the players are receiving too much of the BRI, or basketball related income. ... If one looks at the basic attraction of the National Basketball Association, the single reason why fans watch the game is to see players. ... Magic and Bird defined the new ideal basketball player as the "versatile big man". ...

• Word Count: 2947
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

New Haven, Connecticut, home to Yale University was the home to the first intercollegiate football game against Columbia in 1872. ... Each customer paid 25 cents to see the game." ... College basketball's history came later within the twentieth century. ... The rapid growth of the National Basketball Association (NBA) led to an increased interest in intercollegiate basketball game and many NBA stars were recruited from college.   ... Each team playing in the BCS game receives $13,000,000 and will receive $17,000,000 in the final years of the agreement. ...

• Word Count: 3112
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Think back to when sports were just plain fun and you could play all day, and you were good at every game, too. ... "That's why baseball, which is very methodical and specific, and basketball, where there are plays, appeal to them. ... A fully developed young athlete might wind up with a temperament for golf, not basketball, or with the perfect distance runner's body, not a tight end's. ... Ryan's dad believes that the balance and footwork that soccer requires, and the explosiveness and hand-eye skills that basketball demands, transfer easily to baseball. ... says Paul...

• Word Count: 4179
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

Basketball When we talk about the relationship between Nike and Basketball, who does people think about? ... He was a very competitive player that enjoyed the game and a very well educated hansom man outside the courts. ... However, in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona (Spain), the US basketball team with Jordan's leadership obtained the gold medal with a very spectacular game. ... Nike's global marketing strategy for basketball apparels was based on Michael Jordan and when he decided to leave the game for the first time the company faced a big problem. ... Moreover Jordan came b...

• Word Count: 2759
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

These athletes come from a variety of sports such as tennis, track, basketball, baseball, swimming, golf, boxing, soccer, and skiing. ... About 5 older youth played a game of basketball. ... Most of them were enjoy a competitive game of kick ball. Two children looked as if they were enjoying a game of tag. A couple others stood bouncing a basketball. ...

• Word Count: 2757
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

For example, a Dallas sports radio talk show host, while recently discussing two former Dallas Maverick basketball players, stated that "Sam Cassel was a "ball hog," and that Jason Kidd is "played out" as a point guard (The Sports brothers). ... The NCAA stated that "statistics show that more than 80% of sports fans monitor social media sites while they are watching the game on television and over 60% do when they are actually at the game. ... Take Tim Tebow for example, who had more than 9,000 people tweeting every second after he threw a touchdown pass in the pl...

• Word Count: 3052
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography

These are apparent when sport is played, attitudes and origins of each game show at this stage. ... This commercialisation is more of the western sports i.e. table tennis, badminton and basketball. ... The media in China disseminates information to the public to widen participation and expand their knowledge of the game. ... There are, however, some links to a game played in Holland at the time, but the game was played on ice and resembles ice hockey more than golf. ... However, when these stay with the sport as a progression to the game in general and advanced to other countries. ...

• Word Count: 2621
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Therefore I am only discussing the salaries of players in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL), and National Football League (NFL). ... Another factor is size and body type, for instance in basketball a player in the NBA can be considered small at 6"4". ... He will then retreat to the clubhouse until game time. The typical game lasts about 3 hours at which point he should go back to the hotel right? ... Oh and by the way he is expected to perform in a night game at 7:00. ...

• Word Count: 2971
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

We find that the PGA simply watches its game grow richer purses, more television exposure and more people playing golf. ... Though Finchem (Tour commissioner who was President Carter economic adviser in 1978-79.) game has grown increasingly large, he admits that competing for the sports dollar long-term is much more challenging now than it was five years ago. ...

• Word Count: 5027
• Approx Pages: 20
• Grade Level: High School

The Lakers franchise has an extensive and storied history that actually predates the formation of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Lakers were founded in 1947, when Ben Berger and Morris Chalfen purchased a disbanded team called the Detroit Gems from the National Basketball League (NBL). ... This era was led by the likes of Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and "Big Game" James Worthy. ... Buss created the first squad of cheerleaders called the Laker Girls to entertain the fans during the game and at halftime. ... Those fans however, have no direct ...

• Word Count: 4030
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Second, when Todd is practicing shooting baskets (and doing terrible), he sees a pigeon with a broken wing and kills it by smashing the basketball on it. ... Then the camera cuts to a baseball game, and Todd pitches the ball. Then a quite catchy German song about Berlin begins while Todd is playing basketball. ... We then see Todd's face, and the camera pulls back as he shoots a basket, and then Dussander's dead face is encircled by the basketball hoop and the soundtrack again plays the German song about Berlin. ...

• Word Count: 3287
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

In game scenarios Kohn, explains the general theory of wining games against and opponent and how psychologically can affect the players. ... In competitions game's such as basketball, every city, town and state has pride for their team. Basketball requires many levels of skills, including speed, hand and eye coordination, strength. ... Those teams compete against other competitors to show and prove what team is the best at the game of Basketball. ... But we also know this is a game and sports like these incorporate sportsmanship but most importantly respect. ...

• Word Count: 3184
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Because basketball is one of the most popular sports in America it is covered quite frequently in the LA Times. ... They cover baseball and basketball mainly because the Los Angeles basin has a home team to cover. ... At the amateur level they cover college basketball and football mainly but they also cover many of the other sports as well. ... When a sports reporter is working on a story they do not sit in the reporter's room, they are out on location watching each game carefully from the press booth. ... This allows them to have full concentration of the game from a good view, and ask ...

• Word Count: 2515
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

One game throughout the year tickets should be allocated towards the promotion of ticket sales for father and son fans of the game. ... A father and son watching the game of football is a bonding experience that can only properly take place at the game. ... This is the reason why it is so important to play a game in your own stadium. ... They know that the game is meant to be watched with others. ... The father and son duo are looking for more than just a great game played. ...

• Word Count: 3278
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Students should be paid to play the sports they were recruited for with restrictions that make the game fair for players and organizations alike. ... Shortly after, other college sports emerged such as football and basketball. ... This event created more committees in the NCAA and more sports began holding national championships such as the first basketball national championship in 1939. ... Times have changed however, and in the last 30 years college football coaches' salaries have risen 500% and basketball coaches' salaries have risen 400%. ... However, to have college athletes...

• Word Count: 2691
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

College athletes should not be paid because playing the game is a privilege, not a right. ... Athletes receive more than the average student such as, game meals, expensive quality clothing, and special attention tutoring. ... They also put so much time into things other than practice such as game film and other athletic functions. "The college athlete in tier one, division one sports, in sports such as football and basketball have spend 40 hours per week on their sport, more than a full time job" (Edelman). ... In one circumstance, a Kentucky basketball player Aaron Harrison shot an...

• Word Count: 2796
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

Before we start traipsing down the yellow brick road of baseball's big constitutional changes last week, before we assume Bud Selig now has carte blanche to fix every problem under the sun, let's remember a few realities about this great game of ours. ... Following sports used to be like watching a pretty good card game. ... Bettman said that will translate into hardship now, but promised a new ball game after 2004. ...

• Word Count: 3037
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

It was a game between Princeton and Rutgers, and the first "cheers" called were "Rah rah rah! ... "While sports like football and basketball stagnated years ago, cheerleading is attracting new participants by the truckload; last year the four millionth cheerleader joined a squad. ...

• Word Count: 2670
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

My four year old sister was diagnosed with Down syndrome. We are both of Mexican-American descent. Our parents were recently deported back to Mexico and due to the fact that I am 25 years old, I was granted primary custody of my four year old sister, Isabella. I am currently in the Reserves which allows me to provide for not only myself but Isabella as well. I am off during the week and work part time on the weekends. ...

• Word Count: 2559
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography

Weber-Stephen's Keg-R-Que George Stephen, founder of Weber-Stephen Products Co., designed his first kettle-shaped barbecue grill in 1951, and sparked a backyard revolution. He was tired of complaining about flat, open braziers that exposed his food to wind, ashes, and charring flare-ups, he decided to put a lid on it "literally. (www.weber.com) At the time, George worked at Weber Brothers Metal Works just outside of Chicago, welding large metal spheres together to make buoys. In creating these spheres for Weber Brothers, his idea took shape. He knew a rounded cooking bowl with ...

• Word Count: 4000
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Title IX and Its Effect on Men's College Swimming College sports are very important to not only the athletes who participate in the sports but also to the schools themselves. The student athletes bring money and attention to the school that otherwise would not have been attainable. College sport...

• Word Count: 3892
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

In modern times statistics relating to a players contribution in a game have become increasingly significant and distances, times and heights form the foundation of sports such as athletics and motor-racing. ...

• Word Count: 4880
• Approx Pages: 20
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate