To become a professional; to become the next Shaq, Kobe, or Curry; these are dreams set by every player when they start a sport, and only a few ever make it. As Ashley Graham once said, “College basketball was one of the hardest, most rewarding experiences of my life. Every single day on the court was a mental and physical challenge.” College Basketball has the better games because it is the player’s only chance of going all the way to the NBA or WNBA, and due to the slim chances of making a starting lineup in the pros, players give everything they’ve got into the sport.
The determination of the players and their will to play is what truly makes a sport exciting, and with the chance for each player’s career to end at college, they play with everything they’ve got. For example, John Wooden, a basketball player that went to the University of California once said, "It 's not how big you are, it 's how big you play." How you play is something that can either bring excitement to the sport or, if you don’t play with passion and go one hundred percent, how boring you are to watch. For the NCAA there are 351 teams in just Division 1 with each team offering 13 scholarships per year. Coming out to about 4,511 players fighting to make a team, and hopefully make it to the professional leagues. For most kids, this is their only shot of doing something amazing with their life, so they play with passion
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There are players like Kobe, Shaq, or Curry, who make the NBA games exciting to watch, but each of those players started in the NCAA along with many other great players. Everybody’s gotta start somewhere, and the NCAA is the player’s proving ground to dictate where they go in life. So, would you take the opportunity and give it your all to have a chance of making the
Millions of Americans are watching March Madness. Advertisers make millions, and so do schools and the NCAA, but not the players. Just this weekend, President Barack Obama said it's time for the NCAA to rethink the way it protects and punishes athletes. "The students need to be taken better care of because they are generating a lot of revenue. It doesn't matter whether they get cut, it doesn't matter whether they get hurt.
College basketball students train to go pro but only a few make it.
Abby Tuma Mrs. Thein English 11A January 18, 2023 College Hockey vs. High School Hockey Yes, college hockey and high school hockey are the same sport, but who knew they could be so different?I am very familiar with the game of high school hockey, and by doing my research, I have heard a lot about college hockey as well. While going in depth with this research, it has allowed me to notice many differences. I have been playing high school hockey for 2 years, and because of this, I have gotten hands-on experience on how hockey works as a community and a sport. Looking ahead to college hockey, I am considering how the sport is going to change for me.
Now that schools are relatively deep into conference play, the college basketball picture is becoming more clear. There have been quite a few surprises this year, including Duke’s and Kentucky’s struggles as both teams are on the verge of falling out of the AP Top 25 Poll. Other surprises include the Xavier Musketeers’ strong start to the season, the Oklahoma Sooners’ rise to become the top team in the country and the Providence Friars’ ascension into the top 10. With perennial national powers struggling and several lesser known schools currently in the top 10, basketball enthusiasts should possibly expect more upsets than normal when March Madness arrives. Below are a few predictions for the upcoming 2016 NCAA Tournament.
The players must push themselves to their limits, both physically and mentally. They must be able to handle the pressure and stay focused on the task at hand. This requires a strong sense of discipline, as well as a deep passion for the game. One of the key factors in making it to state in basketball is having a skilled and experienced coaching staff.
Most people have to work super hard, and have to give up certain luxuries to get to the NBA. Some people think, as a general consensus, that because they have had to work so hard to get to the NBA, that they get a little lazy and burnt out once they get there. It shows up some of the player’s play styles and intensity. Compared to college players, they seem a little lazy and entitled. That is one reason some people like college more.
Basketball Basketball! Basketball! Basketball! Basketball has come a long way from its beginning; an actual basket and a regular old ball there were people that played outside. Basketball has three different levels of competition high school, College, and NBA but all three vary from each other and they have some of the rules and characteristics.
College Athlete Compensation Why are we letting college athletes go hungry? Did you know college athletes put about 40 hours a week into their sports and they never really get paid (college athletes deserve). Even though they make millions of dollars a year for their universities they don't get a dime (hoop dream). College athletes should get compensated because their scholarships don't fully cover their student needs. The NCAA refutes most of these arguments by saying their student athletes, but with the work they put in shouldn't students go first (hoop dream).UConn the winner of the NCAA championship last year had a graduation rate of just 8% for their male athletes.
Did you know that depending on the sport, students who play sports in college most likely have less than a 2% chance of becoming professional athletes? At middle schools, high schools and colleges across the country, everyone is arguing over whether or not students with failing grades should be allowed to play sports. In my opinion, a good education is so very important for our country’s youth, especially the athletes. Not a lot of kids are good enough to play in the top college sports programs in the country. But even those who are, still have an astonishingly low chance at making the professional leagues.
College players deserve more credit for what they do one the court, because they don't get enough. College basketball players rebound way more than NBA players, just look at the stats. A player on the Golden State Warriors averages 3.4 rebounds per
Colleges are scouting or looking at kids from the age of ten years old. For March Madness (college basketball tournament) a student athlete would miss up to six days of class that they would have to make up later on, due to traveling and having to be with the team. Football player dedicate 43.3 hours of their own life to college sports. Whether it’s going to the weight room, film sessions, or just putting some type of work for the team. It is also more common for athletes who play football or basketball to go pro than in any other college sport.
You do have to learn plays in college but it’s not as complicated these college plays will help you be better for NBA plays. Young players going to NBA aren’t as strong as if they get stronger going to college. If they want to compete they would go to college first. I have noticed that players who go to college become really smart and they do smarter things in the NBA such has doing the right angled pass or just to have better basketball
Why Basketball is the Best Sport (Rough Draft) Did you know the sport of Basketball was invented in 1891 and was played with a soccer ball and a peach basket? Due to the popularity of this game there were many developments to the game such as a different ball used for basketball, new hoops being constructed with backboards and many different accessories such as shoes, headbands, and jerseys. Over one hundred years later the game of basketball is one of the most popular sports to play and watch in the world. The games fast paced and high scoring game makes a thrilling moment for the people that are playing and watching.
I started to practice at my house—it was the only hoop available for me at the time. Everyday, I would go outside and just shoot as many shots as I can so, I could make my form better. A few weeks of practicing, I started to see progress in my form—I made more shots than usual. Since I thought I was getting better, I decided to ask my parents if they could put me in a basketball team. My parents agreed without any hesitation.
There is a saying that the basketball game is having a revaluation. The way teams are playing the game is so much different than before. Teams are playing more offensively and less defensively. It causes the game so much more fluid and increases in the ornamental value, but it somehow lost the balance of the game itself. To analyze the data, we can learn the relationship between the specific data and the team winning percentage.