Reflection paragraph on source

"Before widespread school district consolidation, most American high schools were far smaller than their present-day counterparts. During the first decades of the 20th century, basketball quickly became the ideal interscholastic sport due to its modest equipment and personnel requirements. In the days before widespread television coverage of professional and college sports, the popularity of high school basketball was unrivaled in many parts of America". They posted a record of 522 wins and only 20 losses over that span, as they met any team which wanted to challenge them, funding their tours from gate receipts. The Grads also shone on several exhibition trips to Europe, and won four consecutive exhibition Olympics tournaments, in 1924, 1928, 1932, and 1936; however, women's basketball was not an official Olympic sport until 1976. The Grads' players were unpaid, and had to remain single. The Grads' style focused on team play, without overly emphasizing skills of individual players. The first women's AAU All-America team was chosen in 1929.Women's industrial leagues sprang up throughout the United States, producing famous athletes, including Babe Didrikson of the Golden Cyclones, and the All American Red Heads Team, which competed against men's teams, using men's rules. By 1938, the women's national championship changed from a three-court game to two-court game with six players per team.

Reflection paragraph on source

"While competitive basketball is carefully regulated, numerous variations of basketball have developed for casual play. Competitive basketball is primarily an indoor sport played on a carefully marked and maintained basketball court, but less regulated variations are often played outdoors in both inner city and remote areas." Apr 29, 2012 ... While competitive basketball is carefully regulated, numerous variations of basketball have developed for casual play. Competitive basketball is.Dribbling was not part of the original game except for the "bounce pass" to teammates. Passing the ball was the primary means of ball movement. Dribbling was eventually introduced but limited by the asymmetric shape of early balls. Dribbling only became a major part of the game around the 1950s, as manufacturing improved the ball shape.

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Finding Paragraph # 3

What does a basketball player have to do to be prepared to play in high school, college, or the NBA ?

The NBA high school draftees are players who have been drafted to the National Basketball Association (NBA) straight out of high school without playing basketball at the collegiate level. The process of jumping directly from high school to the professional level is also known as going prep-to-pro. Since 2006, the practice of drafting high school players has been prohibited by the new collective bargaining agreement, which requires that players who entered the draft be 19 years of age and at least one year removed from high school. Contrary to popular belief, the player does not necessarily have to play at least a year in college basketball, as the player can choose to instead play in another professional league (especially overseas) or simply take the year off.
 ( Basically say you have to be test on your jumping skills in high school have good grades and have 2 or more years in college)

Does it distract you playing in front of a big audiens? 
 Yes all players get distracted and nervous during a basketball game the reason why is that the audiens gets behind the the players and sometimes it helps in a good or bad way  the audience can help you by cheering you

finding a paragraph # 2

How much money does a professional basketball player make?.....  In general, basketball players earn millions of dollars. The better players like Lebron James and Dwyane Wade will earn around $25 million a year, 

What are the rules in Basketball ?
While doing my research on Basketball there are over 50 rule in basketball such as Fouls,  Substitutes, Free Throws, Shot Clocks ect

finding paragraph #1

1) How does it feel to be in the NBA with millions of people watching you play one the court and everyone is screaming your name? 


I would say the feeling that a NBA player feels when playing Basketball is mixed emotions because they can feel excited and putted for the game bcause they want to win, they can also feel nervous becausse they might lose the game , they can also feel sad because they lost the game so I would have to say  that NBA players feel mixed emotions during/ after a basketball game