4.1 million play in organized leagues. 5.8 million play on a school or college team. More people play basketball in the U.S. than any sport. https://www.sfia.org/press/433_Over-26-Million-Americans-Play-Basketball
Ever since its debut by gym teacher Dr. James Naismith in 1891 basketball has become a widely popularized team sport for both men and women across the nation. Though enjoyed by both men and women, women have struggled to attain the same respect in the sport as men, even though the women at the University of California had their first extramural game in 1892. The same trend continues in the NBA, National Basketball Association, and WNBA, Women’s National Basketball. The NBA started 70 years ago in 1946 while the WNBA began 20 years ago in 1996. The NBA continues to gain popularity, while the WNBA struggles to still be known.
Authors often use persuasive techniques such as Ethos, Pathos, and Logos to help support the claim being made. In the articles “Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education,” by The National Association for Sport and Physical Education, and “The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym,” by Rick Reilly, both authors focus on using persuasive techniques to make claims about the relevance of dodgeball in physical education. To begin, in the article “Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education” the National Association for Sport and Physical Education uses Ethos and Pathos to support their claim on why Dodgeball should be banned from schools. For instance, when trying to explain the purpose of PE, the author states, “NASPE believes that dodgeball is not an
Did you know that Michael Jordan averaged about thirty points a game, and retired with six NBA championships. The debate between who the best basketball player of all time has been going on for many years. Two of the names that come up a lot in this conversation are Michael Jordan and Lebron James. Many of the reasons why this decision can never be agreed on is because of many things. Those things including statistics, how many NBA championships have been won, and what you have been awarded with by the league and sports analysts throughout your career.
Have you ever wondered why NBA players such as Ben Simmons, Lonzo Ball, and Karl Anthony-Towns were never given the opportunity to go directly to the NBA from high school but LeBron James and Kobe Bryant could? The reason why they couldn’t go directly to the NBA is due to the “One-and-Done Rule” meaning a player needs to be at least 19 years old and have had one year of college to be eligible for the NBA draft. The rule was pretty controversial when it was first made but today the controversy around it has exploded. Today, the One-and-Done rule is talked about because some people think that the rule is great while others think that the rule needs to be abolished, changed to a new age limit, or switched to match baseball’s system or football’s systems.
Patriarchal Perspective in Women Sports Women’s National Association Basketball(WNBA) has been according to the general population for nearly 22 years. Playing sports in the business is an achievement for ladies since women never had the open door for an opportunity as we do now. Despite the fact that, we are as yet not acknowledged into the sports business as equivalent to a standard male, regardless we have somewhat potential to be. As indicated by Edwina Sandys, it is a history set apart by division and separation yet additionally one loaded with real achievements by female competitors and vital advances for sex equity and the strengthening of ladies. The patriarchal society exposes the social field of games by characterized the men-centric
While some believe that athletes should have their own choice at making a decision to go pro straight out of high school, they should not do so because they will not be able to manage their million dollar contracts respectively. Speaking of contracts, the NBA should eliminate guaranteed contracts for rookies drafted in the first round of the NBA draft. They should do this because a careless high school kid, could just go into the draft not knowing, or caring on how much they are going to make, with the lack of experience on handling millions of dollars. This is very unrepsonsibible for a teenager, and not only for the high school athlete, but also for the basketball association as well. This is because of there noncommitment to have these players
People say that NBA players don’t need college and people say they need college to be eligible for the NBA. I really think players need 2-4 years of college; people don’t look at the grand scheme of things and realize there so many ideas to why players should go to college before NBA. On the other people have other ideas of why players need college before NBA. Some sports fans don’t care how great college is for a player. College gives the player a lot of opportunities and many things to succeed in.
From the time a student athlete steps on campus to play for a NCAA program to the time they graduate or move on to the pros; they are an employee. From opening weekends to tournaments to championships, college sports are one of the celebrated things in America and generates, as a whole, billions of dollars. Not all division one athletic programs generate millions of dollars, but they do generate money. Where does that money go? That money goes to the NCAA who then sends it out to schools athletic departments.
Sam and Johnson (2021) state, “Men’s basketball receives far more media attention, leading to higher viewership and sponsorship opportunities compared to women’s basketball.” Years ago, when you saw women’s basketball posts compared to men’s basketball posts, the men would focus more on their athleticism and women’s were more on femininity and appearance. In recent years, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and many more amazing women’s basketball players have become big names worldwide and also impacted women's basketball as a whole. The South Carolina Gamecocks have also had a huge impact on women’s basketball. After winning the National Championship this past season, many male athletes have gone on social media congratulating them, including Lebron James, Deebo Samuel, Earvin Magic Johnson, and even Deion Sanders.
The women players entered the olympics in 1997 and won the gold medal. The WNBA “Women’s National Basketball Association” was founded in 1997(“Swish”). There are thirty teams in the NBA each divided in conferences. The Western conference division are the pacific division, and the Southwest division. The Eastern conference divisions are the Atlantic division, the Central division, and the Southwest division.
Every four years we get the world's greatest athletes in one place to compete for dominance of their respective sport. Many try, many fail, and there is only one person or persons that sit atop of the podium in ultimate victory. One sport that has been particularly dominated by Team USA, is basketball. If you are a sports fan and specifically a basketball fan, you have to be excited about USA Basketball. If you are not excited, I understand why.
“I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments,” said one of the best basketball coaches ever, Mike Krzyzewski. With over 1000 wins, Krzyzewski knows the game of basketball. Thus, if he says basketball is a game of change and different players, it must be somewhat true. A game of adjustments, meaning a few strategies, or people might need to change for the better of the team. This is why high school athletic teams should be able to cut players.
The sport of basketball has become very popular and is played worldwide; it is played at many different levels. From playing as a kid to playing in high school to playing in college and then, playing as a professional, at each level it is very competitive. In the United States it is the most popular because everyone wants to play in the national basketball association which is professional basketball in America. In order to make it into the national basketball association you have to go through college. Although college basketball and professional basketball have the same concept of putting the ball in the hoop and winning for your team, there are many differences between the two.
Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world and one of the most widely viewed. The sport of basketball is known as a fun past time for any person young or old. I love to watch and play the game, basketball is a very entertaining sport and can be played by anyone. Basketball has many negative and positive things about it based on my opinion. Basketball is a great way of exercise and a great way to have fun with friends.
