was even one years old, I had a basketball in my hands. Im surprised it wasn 't my first word. it was my dads pray to be able to have a son who would have the opportunity to play college basketball and I am his answered prayer. since i was born basketball was the only sport I wanted to play. from elementary to middle school to high school thats all I played. Now i am playing basketball for Moravian Prep in Hudson North Carolina and I can smell the college basketball opportunity its so close. I owe
A basketball coach is responsible for more than just instructing the game of basketball. In my opinion, a coach’s success is determined by factors more important than the number under the win column. His or her program must contain a set of goals, core values, and philosophy that the entire program lives and breathes by. For me, as a coach, my goals will go beyond just winning, but how I impact lives, teach lessons, and for my players to improve and learn every day. I will emphasize a variety of
final play of my Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball career. The timeout ends; and as play begins again, the ball sits at the top of key with five seconds left in the fourth quarter. The defender plays back and I start to penerate down the lane. Pass by one defender with ease, then another defender steps up in help position. Everything is happening in slow motion, thoughts of whether to continue driving for the desperation lay-up, or possible foul, are running through my mind. My teammate is
My greatest achievement to date, started when I was only ten years old. Little did I know that the decision I would make as a fifth grader would shape not only my life choices, but what kind of person I would grow up to be. The decision was joining The Boy Scouts of America. Up-until fifth grade being a part of Boy Scouts was something I enjoyed but was mostly something my parents made me participate in. My main interest consisted of playing basketball with my closest friends. The problem was that
Philosophy of Education Relating my reasons for becoming a teacher was not a very difficult task for me; to accomplish this task I simply needed to reflect upon and describe some of my own personal experiences. I relied basically upon my memories and thoughts about my own educational experiences. However, describing my philosophy of education was much more difficult task for me to accomplish. First of all, before I could properly describe my philosophy, I realized I needed a working definition
never will experience or even think about experiencing. Attending school in such a closely knit environment, partaking in sports, and most importantly learning the word of God helped me learn my true values and appreciate the people I have in my life. All of these things went hand-in-hand in helping build my knowledge and attitude to be the very best. While at Sauers I learned perseverance, dependability, and the significance of loving all people, but most importantly of the three, loving all people
imprint on their work and lives will live on forever. In this essay, the importance of have a mentor in your coaching career helps you become a better leader. The first area that will be looked at in this paper is who my mentor was. Secondly, there will be a look in detail at some things that he did to help me become a better coach. Thirdly, there will be a look at how my mentor’s ideas sparked innovative new idea in my own coaching style. If the shoe where on the other foot and there was a task
The stories of “David and Goliath” and “The Basketball Underdog” are similar and different in many ways. These stories are both in the same book David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell’s book talks about underdogs, misfits, and the advantages of these people. Both of these stories have an overlying theme of the advantages of an underdog. The stories “David and Goliath” and “The Basketball Underdog” have many similarities and differences between the two of them. “David and Goliath” is a biblical
Erikson believed that there was always room for continued growth and development throughout one’s life, and he emphasized the adolescent period as a crucial stage for developing a person’s identity. Industry versus inferiority is the fourth stage of Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development and occurs between the vital adolescent ages of six and
finally out grew. Or Grandpa Joe, he read you the comics every Saturday as you sat on his lap, who grew too old and passed on. Sure it was your favorite hat and of course you loved your grandpa, but for some reason in order to fully capture their importance, you first had to lose them. It’s a little depressing to think in this way. It might even make you want to avoid forming a close relationship with Grandpa Joe, so that once he’s gone you don’t have to deal with the sudden realization of how