Thursday, July 19, 2007
Hectic
This entire week has been hectic and I have been doing a lot of work to make sure everything is done. I am feeling overworked, but it is worth it to make sure my grades are intact.
Finished
I just finished working on my final project in Grad Project. It was a lot of work gathering up work and making sure my proposal was well written and edited.
Final
I am currently working on my final project in grad project and it is coming together nicely. It is taking time but I am getting work done very efficiently.
Work
I have been working very hard this past week to get many things done. I am so tired from staying up late doing a lot of work. I still have a few things to get done still and will keep working until it is finished.
Done
I have uploaded a lot of work that I neede to get done so that I can be more prepared with this porject, as well as et my grade up in this class.
Friday, July 13, 2007
More Proposal
I am finishing up work on my proposal. I have been working very diligently to get this finished.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Proposal
I'm working on my proposal and I am making progress. Hopefully I will be able to get done with most of it at home later on today.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Pre-Writing
I just finished my pre-writing questions and am finishing up with my outline and my proposal.
Today
Today I am working on some of my old work that I seriously need to finish. Most of the worl I have, it just needs to be turned in for a grade.
Blogging
I have gotten behind in my blogging and I am going to attmept to make up for them the rest of this week.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Outline
Today I worked in the rest of my outline. Yesterday i was working on which terms i should use for my first page and I finally finished that. So far, I'm on track to be done with my outline by Friday.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Interview
I am still looking into my interview. I have been trying to schedule something with a basketball coach that I know. I am trying to set this up ASAP.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
More Notes
Today I am working on my notes for my graduation project and have found some very useful information. Most of the notes that I have are from my books and shows that black culture has heavily influenced basketball.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
This Week
I have been working very diligently to get these notes done. I am trying to have good notes for my project so that I will be able to write enough in my paper.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Friday, June 15, 2007
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
So Far Today
Today I added a bunch of notes from my books, and also looked at some new websites for more information on my topic. I did a lot of research today.
Friday, June 8, 2007
This Week
This entire week has been devoted to me finding inteviews and taking notes on my books that I checked out from the library. I have been reading the book by Walt Frazier called "The Game Within The Game" and it is a very ood book about his life with basketball as well as other peoples experience.
Friday, June 1, 2007
Work
I haven't been doin much blogging lately and I am going to have to try and catch up. This work is talking about how my project is going. I am getting a pretty good idea of what I am going to do for my final project. I am hoping to do a few interviews and gather information from other people about their views on my topic.
Basketball Terms
Here are my list of terms for my project:
Assist: a pass to a teammate that leads directly to a field goal
Backboard: the rectangular structure to which the basket is attached
Backcourt: the area from the midcourt line to the end line furthest from the offense’s basket
Bank shot: a shot where the ball is bounced, or banked off the backboard and then drops into the basket
Basket: consists of a metal rim with a corded net hanging off of it; attached to the backboard
Blocked shot: the deflection of a shot by touching the ball on its way to the basket
Blocking: the use of a defender’s body position to prevent an opponent’s advance
Boxing out: a player’s attempt to position his body between his opponents and the basket to get rebounds and prevent the opponents from doing so
Charging: when an offensive player runs into a defender who has established position; this is an offensive foul.
Court: the area in on which a basketball game is played; bounded by 2 sidelines and 2 end lines, containing a basket at each end
Crossover dribble: dribbling the ball across the body from one hand to the other.
Cylinder: the imaginary area directly above the basket where goaltending or basket interference can occur
Dead ball: any ball that is not live; occurs after: each successful field goal or free-throw attempt, after the whistle is blown, or if the ball leaves the court
Defense: preventing the offense from scoring; " The Defense" is considered the team without the ball
Defensive rebound: a rebound by a player on defense
Double team: two teammates guarding a single opponent
Dribble or dribbling: repeatedly batting or bouncing the ball toward the floor with one hand;
used to advance the ball
Drive to the basket: to move rapidly toward the basket with the ball
Dunk: when a player close to the basket jumps and slams the ball down into it
Elbowing: throwing your elbow during play in order to hit another player or push him away; it is a foul if contact is made
End line: the line behind each basket; also called the baseline.
Fast break: it begins with a defensive rebound by a player who immediately sends a pass toward midcourt to his waiting teammates; these teammates can sprint to their basket and quickly shoot before enough opponents catch up to stop them
Flagrant foul: unnecessary or excessive contact against an opponent
Floor: the area of the court within the end lines and sidelines
Foul: actions by players which break the rules but are not floor violations
Foul line: the line 15´ from the backboard and parallel to the end line from which players shoot free-throws
Free-throw: an unguarded shot taken from the foul line by a player whose opponent committed a foul; worth 1 point
Free-throw line: see foul line
Full-court press: when defenders guard the offense in the backcourt
Give and go: a very basic play where after passing to a team-mate, the passer quickly cuts toward the basket, and receives the return pass back from his team-mate for the lay-up.
Guarding: following an opponent around the court to prevent him from getting the ball, taking a shot or making a pass
High Post: The free throw area at the elbow is called the high post
Jump ball: where 2 opposing players jump for a ball the official tosses above and between them. The players then try to tap the ball to their teammates to gain possessionLive ball: as soon as a ball is given to a free-throw shooter or a thrower on a throw-in, it is live
Low Post: The low post is on the block at the edge of the key, even with the front of the rim.
Man-to-man defense: the defensive style where each defensive player is responsible for guarding one opponent
Mid Post: The area between the low and high post is the mid-post
Off the dribble: a shot taken while driving to the basket
Offense: the team with possession of the ball
Offensive rebound: a rebound by a player on offense
Officials: the people on the court wearing black and white striped shirts who control the game
One-and-One or One-plus-One: a free-throw attempt awarded for certain violations that earns the shooter a 2nd attempt only if the first is successful
Open: when a player is unguarded by a defender
Out of bounds: the area outside of and including the end lines and sidelines
Overtime or OT: the extra period played after a regulation game ends tied
Pass: when a player throws the ball to a teammate
Period: any quarter, half or overtime segment
Perimeter: the area beyond the foul circle away from the basket, including 3-point line
Personal foul: contact including a push, hold, trip, hack, elbow, restrain or charge into an opponent between players that may result in injury
Pivot: the foot that must remain touching the floor until a ball handler who has stopped dribbling is ready to pass or shoot
Possession: to be holding or in control of the ball
Rebound: when a player grabs a ball that is coming off the rim or backboard after a shot attempt
Reverse the ball: this means to quickly move the ball, by passing, to the opposite side of the fore-court, either by a series of quick passes, or by means of a skip pass. You may want to reverse the ball quickly to over-shift a zone defense. By moving some of your offensive players to one side of the floor, you over-load the zone.
Screen: when an offensive player stands between a teammate and a defender to gives his teammate the chance to take an open shot
Shot clock: a clock that limits the time a team with the ball has to shoot it
Shooter: a player who takes a shot at the basket
Sidelines: 2 boundary lines that run the length of the court
Squaring up: when a player’s shoulders are facing the basket as he releases the ball for a shot
Starting lineup: the five players who begin a game for one team
Substitute: a player who comes into the game to replace a player on the court
Swing man: a player who can play both the guard and forward positions
Team fouls: each personal foul committed by a player is also counted against his team; when a team goes over the limit, its opponent is awarded free-throw opportunities
Technical fouls or Ts: misconduct that officials believe are detrimental to the game; penalized by a free-throw opportunity to the non-offending team
Three-point play: a 2-point field goal followed by a successful free-throw
Three-point shot: a field goal worth 3 points because the shooter was standing behind the 3-point line when he released the ball
Throw-in: inbounding the ball
Timeout: when play is temporarily suspended by an official or at the request of a team to discuss strategy or respond to an injured player
Tip-off: the initial jump ball that starts the game
Traveling: when the ball handler takes too many steps without dribbling; also called walking
Triple double: when a player scores double-digits in 3 categories during one game (points, assists and rebounds -also can be blocks or steals)
Turnover: when the offense loses possession through its own fault by passing the ball out of bounds or committing a floor violation
Zone defense: a defense where each defender is responsible for an area of the court and must guard any player who enters that area
Assist: a pass to a teammate that leads directly to a field goal
Backboard: the rectangular structure to which the basket is attached
Backcourt: the area from the midcourt line to the end line furthest from the offense’s basket
Bank shot: a shot where the ball is bounced, or banked off the backboard and then drops into the basket
Basket: consists of a metal rim with a corded net hanging off of it; attached to the backboard
Blocked shot: the deflection of a shot by touching the ball on its way to the basket
Blocking: the use of a defender’s body position to prevent an opponent’s advance
Boxing out: a player’s attempt to position his body between his opponents and the basket to get rebounds and prevent the opponents from doing so
Charging: when an offensive player runs into a defender who has established position; this is an offensive foul.
Court: the area in on which a basketball game is played; bounded by 2 sidelines and 2 end lines, containing a basket at each end
Crossover dribble: dribbling the ball across the body from one hand to the other.
Cylinder: the imaginary area directly above the basket where goaltending or basket interference can occur
Dead ball: any ball that is not live; occurs after: each successful field goal or free-throw attempt, after the whistle is blown, or if the ball leaves the court
Defense: preventing the offense from scoring; " The Defense" is considered the team without the ball
Defensive rebound: a rebound by a player on defense
Double team: two teammates guarding a single opponent
Dribble or dribbling: repeatedly batting or bouncing the ball toward the floor with one hand;
used to advance the ball
Drive to the basket: to move rapidly toward the basket with the ball
Dunk: when a player close to the basket jumps and slams the ball down into it
Elbowing: throwing your elbow during play in order to hit another player or push him away; it is a foul if contact is made
End line: the line behind each basket; also called the baseline.
Fast break: it begins with a defensive rebound by a player who immediately sends a pass toward midcourt to his waiting teammates; these teammates can sprint to their basket and quickly shoot before enough opponents catch up to stop them
Flagrant foul: unnecessary or excessive contact against an opponent
Floor: the area of the court within the end lines and sidelines
Foul: actions by players which break the rules but are not floor violations
Foul line: the line 15´ from the backboard and parallel to the end line from which players shoot free-throws
Free-throw: an unguarded shot taken from the foul line by a player whose opponent committed a foul; worth 1 point
Free-throw line: see foul line
Full-court press: when defenders guard the offense in the backcourt
Give and go: a very basic play where after passing to a team-mate, the passer quickly cuts toward the basket, and receives the return pass back from his team-mate for the lay-up.
Guarding: following an opponent around the court to prevent him from getting the ball, taking a shot or making a pass
High Post: The free throw area at the elbow is called the high post
Jump ball: where 2 opposing players jump for a ball the official tosses above and between them. The players then try to tap the ball to their teammates to gain possessionLive ball: as soon as a ball is given to a free-throw shooter or a thrower on a throw-in, it is live
Low Post: The low post is on the block at the edge of the key, even with the front of the rim.
Man-to-man defense: the defensive style where each defensive player is responsible for guarding one opponent
Mid Post: The area between the low and high post is the mid-post
Off the dribble: a shot taken while driving to the basket
Offense: the team with possession of the ball
Offensive rebound: a rebound by a player on offense
Officials: the people on the court wearing black and white striped shirts who control the game
One-and-One or One-plus-One: a free-throw attempt awarded for certain violations that earns the shooter a 2nd attempt only if the first is successful
Open: when a player is unguarded by a defender
Out of bounds: the area outside of and including the end lines and sidelines
Overtime or OT: the extra period played after a regulation game ends tied
Pass: when a player throws the ball to a teammate
Period: any quarter, half or overtime segment
Perimeter: the area beyond the foul circle away from the basket, including 3-point line
Personal foul: contact including a push, hold, trip, hack, elbow, restrain or charge into an opponent between players that may result in injury
Pivot: the foot that must remain touching the floor until a ball handler who has stopped dribbling is ready to pass or shoot
Possession: to be holding or in control of the ball
Rebound: when a player grabs a ball that is coming off the rim or backboard after a shot attempt
Reverse the ball: this means to quickly move the ball, by passing, to the opposite side of the fore-court, either by a series of quick passes, or by means of a skip pass. You may want to reverse the ball quickly to over-shift a zone defense. By moving some of your offensive players to one side of the floor, you over-load the zone.
Screen: when an offensive player stands between a teammate and a defender to gives his teammate the chance to take an open shot
Shot clock: a clock that limits the time a team with the ball has to shoot it
Shooter: a player who takes a shot at the basket
Sidelines: 2 boundary lines that run the length of the court
Squaring up: when a player’s shoulders are facing the basket as he releases the ball for a shot
Starting lineup: the five players who begin a game for one team
Substitute: a player who comes into the game to replace a player on the court
Swing man: a player who can play both the guard and forward positions
Team fouls: each personal foul committed by a player is also counted against his team; when a team goes over the limit, its opponent is awarded free-throw opportunities
Technical fouls or Ts: misconduct that officials believe are detrimental to the game; penalized by a free-throw opportunity to the non-offending team
Three-point play: a 2-point field goal followed by a successful free-throw
Three-point shot: a field goal worth 3 points because the shooter was standing behind the 3-point line when he released the ball
Throw-in: inbounding the ball
Timeout: when play is temporarily suspended by an official or at the request of a team to discuss strategy or respond to an injured player
Tip-off: the initial jump ball that starts the game
Traveling: when the ball handler takes too many steps without dribbling; also called walking
Triple double: when a player scores double-digits in 3 categories during one game (points, assists and rebounds -also can be blocks or steals)
Turnover: when the offense loses possession through its own fault by passing the ball out of bounds or committing a floor violation
Zone defense: a defense where each defender is responsible for an area of the court and must guard any player who enters that area
Friday, May 25, 2007
Presntations
I presented my project ideas to the class today and received positve feedback as well as some suggestions for my final project. I also viewed other students projects and saw that most of the work being done is very good and we all have some very interesting ideas, and that some of our projects play into one another.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Monday, May 7, 2007
May 7th
Today I started working on my collage for my graduation project. I found pictures of famous black NBA players and white players such as Micheal Jordan and Larry Bird. The collage isn't finished yet but I am trying to make something very creative and different form anything else.
Friday, May 4, 2007
Letter Of Intent
Today I wrote a letter that basically described my graduation project and what I will be doing for my project.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
May 3rd
Today was another day full of work. I spent a lot of time finding websites that could help me with my graduation project. I am very interested in doing something about sports, especially basketball. I used wikipedia, espn, and the official NBA website. I used google to search a few websites about basketball but they really didn't have a lot of useful information about basketball. Hopefull by tomorrow I will be clear on what I want to do.
Monday, April 30, 2007
More Work
Today I did a ton of work in all of my classes. I can't remember the time I worked so hard in school. My graduation project is starting to pick up a little steam because my ideas are more formed and in place.
Friday, April 27, 2007
First Assignment
I have heard so much about the graduation project while I have been here at City High, and even from other people that go to different schools. From what I have been hearing, the project takes a lot of time and effort and can be very tedious. That is why many people say that you should pick a topic that you absolutely are interested in. I might structure my project around music because I am involved with music outside of school. Sports are also another topic that I have in mind because I follow many different sports and I love to play basketball. I don't have too many concerns about what my graduation project is going to be, but i do have concerns about how much information I should include with my topic.
Day One
I set up my blog today and will begin to discuss some ideas for my graduation project. I'm not much of a blogger, but i'm going to give this a try and see how it works out for me.
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