Personal Narrative: My Hoover Basketball Team

My eyes intensively scanned the computer screen, looking for my name on the roster. I checked, then doubled checked, then triple checked… it wasn’t there. A wave of sadness and frustration overtook me, and I began to cry. I was cut from the team. There was no season for me, just another disappointment. After I had heard the news, my mom had to calm me down for 20 minutes, that’s how much this meant to me.

When I first started playing basketball I was 13.That's when I realized that I could do something.That’s when I realized that I could really use my height. So I signed up for the 7th-grade basketball team,because I am 5 feet 10 inches tall and I believed that I could do something. But it's my first year on an official team and my first time on a real court. When I was younger about the age of 12 I use to play basketball at the local rec center. That was the only time that I ever held the ball. But luckily made the 7th-grade team.The only reason they wanted me s because I got the height otherwise I would of been out. First day of practice, I couldn't even make a lay-up or dribble the ball. Most of the time i'm just under the basketball hoop getting the ball. it's probably the worst year that I ever played.

Ever since I was a little kid basketball has been my favorite sport because all of the excitement. Basketball is an easy way to have fun and stay out of trouble. You can find a place to play basketball anywhere outside courts and inside gyms and basically most places or schools you go to. Also basketball isn’t a rich person sports it’s very much affordable and I would say is cheap to get a basketball unless you want one the pros use. It has some really easy fundamentals as long as can dribble the ball and shoot from distance and have layups that’s pretty much it. If you want to learn more about the sport and improve your basketball skills you can attend basketball camps or clinics to become way better.

Throughout my years of participating in high school basketball, I have overcome many challenges. My freshmen year, basketball started in a way I never expected. Continuing on, I understood the real meaning of hard work, and what it takes. Lessons I learned in basketball will carry on throughout my life, helping me to become a successful adult.

The time I almost got cut from the basketball team.the first day of tryouts I didn’t come because I didn’t have my physical at the time.but when I got it I was there and lots of people were and only fifteen could qualify. On the first day all we had to do was shoot and show our form. But we did do something a little fun you had to get a partner and perform some moves on him. So the coach said “go” me and my partner which was Robert. Raced down the basketball court. As soon as we reached the basketball goal. I did a really quick move called the hop step. With a reverse layup at the end.After that I looked at the coaches and they looked down at their papers and called me over. One of the coaches asked how good am i with my left hand. I answered

Since picking up “The Rock” seven years ago, I’ve come to love basketball, and it’s given me experiences, skills and values emanating beyond the game itself. Whenever I’m feeling stressed, shooting a few hoops with my little sister at the park is a surefire way to relax and have fun. From weight training to running liners, basketball has helped me develop discipline and an appreciation for teamwork. Furthermore, basketball has been my medium to travel across the globe and even take a photo with UMich star Jamal Crawford. From Memorial Day weekend tournaments in downtown San Francisco to spontaneous pick-up games with local high school athletes in Okayama, Japan, time and time again, basketball has transcended language and culture, allowing

My team was awesome. I was with Tim Clayton and Cole Morrison. Our team did very good the first game and I scored the winning shot for us to advance to the next round of the tournament. I knew that since I made that shot it would be my time to shine in the next game because coach would be watching me. Before the game started I looked into coaches eyes and he smiled and nodded his head.

That experience taught me a valuable lesson about being realistic and figuring out what would be the best decision for my life. However it didn’t end there. As you know I never give up and even when I’m told to stop or I’m not good enough I still keep going. My coach texted me about a week later and told me he made a mistake and he would want me to be on jv. That season for jv I started out from being cut, then being the very last guy on the bench, to then working my way up to be a starter for some games and getting lots of playing time. It’s now my senior year and I’m on varsity. We’ve played some summer games and I did alright. I’m ready for my last season and hopefully we can make a championship run. Being realistic I know I’m not going to be the star player this season but if I can accept my role and do anything I can to help my team win at the end of the day I’ll

“Unfortunately, Jack, there will not be many opportunities for you this year.” Seconds after being told I had made the varsity baseball team, I did not expect my coach to so bluntly tell me I would be spending more time watching the game than playing it. Our state ranked team had a pitching staff full of Division 1 commitments and future MLB draft picks, and I was being told I did not measure up. The bench became my best friend.

Air ball— again. My form was lost, coordination gone, and so was my patience. I’ve stopped playing basketball for 3 months mainly because of school work and things going on in my life. I was determined to get my skills back no matter how long it’ll take. I started a game of basketball with other people inside the gyms court. As soon as I got the ball, I started to race down the court pounding the ball as I was dribbling. I squared up facing the hoop getting ready to take my shot. I raised my arm up, releasing the ball with my fingertip with poor form and arc. The ball went flying towards the hoop very fast. The sound of the net went swoosh but, sadly it was an air ball. Unfortunately, I lost the basketball game for us; the people on the

The buzzer going off, the crowd cheering, for the first time in school history, Trinty Clinton Township are state chapions.

A team in Concord, Calif., has had a win streak of 151 games. North Atlanta High School 's team can barely pull off three wins this season. The Spartans have had plenty of perfect seasons. North Atlanta closest time ever in the school’s history was to getting a perfect season was going 7-3 in 2010.The team from California doesn 't know the meaning of defeat.North Atlanta barely knows the feeling of winning.

My experiences on the Silverado flag football team where good so I was happy that my brother decided to play, it was my brothers first game and I was carrying the ez up that we would bring to every game. We looked for somewhere to sit and my mom pointed towards you and your mom, I was a little hesitant at first but we ended up sitting with you guys. We had a lot of fun even though our brothers team wasn't doing too well, after we left that first game I couldn't stop thinking about that really cute girl I sat next to. I thought that it was a fun experience but I didn't think it would go anywhere, but boy was I wrong.

It was the first home game of the season and Illinois are taking on Michigan. My dad and I were driving to Champaign and I was thinking about what I was going to do as soon as I got into the stadium, I was anxiously waiting in car until we got there. As soon as we got to the stadium we went to will call (which is a place where you pick up tickets) that Dee Brown saved

It all started in May of last year. I played in a basketball game down at Simpson College with my travel team called the Northeast Iowa Thunder. Playing in the championship game against a team out of South Dakota, we knew we had to play our best. Before the first half of the game came to an end, coach told me to give it my all since we were down by a few points. The floor resulted to be slippery due to the hot and humid gym.