Going to Disney World is the dream of millions of people. I remember the first time that I went to Disney, I wasn’t little. I was actually seventeen years old and it was a dream come true. At the time I was living in New York and my family was not very familiar with Florida. [...]
Pau Gasol, who turned 28 this July, was born in Barcelona Spain. Paul is a 7′0 forward/center for the Los Angeles Lakers. As a youngster growing up in Spain, Pau played basketball with his two brothers, Marc and Adria. Marc is also a professional basketball player. In High School Pau played with his team called [...]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a former NBA (National Basketball Association) player of legendary status. At 7 feet, 2 inches in height, Kareem dominated the in the NBA for 20 years. Kareem was voted the National Basketball Association’s most valuable player on six different occasions, in addition to being on the NBA All-Star team in 19 of [...]
You have seen the titles, The Blue Star Report, the All Star Girl’s Report, The Collegiate Girls Basketball Report, and even ESPN Hoopgurlz has a ranking. But what does a ranking really mean? Does it mean you are guaranteed a basketball scholarship? Does it really mean that you are the best in the nation?
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Positive Expectancy, the positive use of the Self-fulfilling Prophecy, is the necessary condition for a positive thinking teaching/coaching model to work successfully. The leader, the parent, the coach, must have a firm and fervent belief that the process and the players will succeed and be willing to go the extra mile to ensure its success. [...]
If you are an athlete in any sport you know all about the pressures that come with competing. Even if you are just competing for fun, there is still the desire to be the best at what you are doing. When you watch professional athletes perform, you might wonder how do they deal with the [...]