Longhorn Gym The gym is a place where emotions, memories, and time are dedicated and shared with teammates, parents, coaches, and friends. When entering the gym, a person can feel the excitement remembering past victories, practices, or pep talks. People or students often go to the gym for pep rallies, volleyball games, basketball games, and long hard practices. The gym seems to be a place of congregation for the community and students. As I open the doors entering the gym I hear the balls bouncing as the basketball girls dribble and take part in different drills, coaches yelling words of encouragement, and the screeching of the shoes as the girls shift from one direction to the other. As I walk onto the court looking into the stands, seeing the whole community cheering and supporting our team, I begin to feel the butterflies in my stomach as I approach this battlefield of competition.
Feeling the slick floor beneath my shoes, and the basketball gliding beneath my hand as I dribble down the shiny polished court to the opposite end in hopes scoring the winning basket, I feel that I am unstoppable. The smell of sweat is overwhelming after all the girls have been hustling up and down the never-ending court. I taste the sweat on my lips as it trickles from my face and the freezing cold water that I squirt into my mouth, missing because of my shaking arms. After the back and forth battle of the basketball game that is being held in our home gym, I know we have won when I hear the buzzer sound and the fans go wild. The butterflies that use to be in my stomach have all disappeared, and a feeling of joy enters into my body..
The Term Paper on History Of Basketball James Game Ball
Inventor of Basketball There's no such sport more convenient or accessible than basketball. It is fun, practical, and affordable. It's also a common and healthy alternative to electronic entertainment. However, such a great sport could not come about by itself. There was an idea behind it. And behind that idea was a man, Dr. James Naismith. James Naismith was born near Almonte, Ontario on November ...
