I FINALLY GOT IT. I HAVE BEEN PLAYING BASKETBALL FOR 9 SEASONS (INCL. THIS ONE) AND I HAVE GOT COACHES AND RUNNERS UP BUT NEVER MVP.
I CAN OFFICIALLY CROSS THAT OFF MY LIFE LIST:
Ps. MVP stands for most valuable player.
I love basketball. I really do. When I first arrived here and asked my mom if I could do basketball (because that's what everybody was doing), she replied with, "the American sport?". And to go on with the horribly cliched cliche, 'the rest is history'.
I first played for a club called The Garden State Warriors who were just me and my school friends. Some were better than others, but no-one really minded because it was just fun. After about 3 seasons, the club shut down. I was really upset because it was familiar and I'd been with all my friends. I think it was around this time where I had to stop playing. My last season was the u/14s summer season at the end of grade six. My sister started the season after I stopped. At the end of year 8/beginning of grade 9 I was allowed to start again. I was put into my first Bs team, just so I could start off again and just ease into it. We are never speaking about my coach again.
But, that was the first year I had ever won the premiership. I think it was because most of our team was too good for B but not good enough for As and we were stronger than the other teams. We played a Maccabbi team in the finals. Nuff said. Although, it's a bit sad, that by that time, I'd been playing for 7 season and although I'd gotten into the finals everytime, I hadn't won. Ever.
The last two season have been awesome. Again, winter 11/12 we got into the finals, but lost. This season, just finished we came third but it was a fun season; quite chilled.
That's the thing though. As a little kid, I used to be really competitive. Now, though, I'm more like 'yeah, I wanna win, but if I lose, I lose.' It's not such a huge deal. Like, it's always good to win, but when I lose, it's like 'yeah, great, next game'.
Some of the girls though that we play are so violent. I just want to tell them to go take their anger out on a punching bag or something, not on one of us. Sometimes I just want to punch some of the bitchy girls in the face. One of my teammates accidentally tripped this girl up and when the girl on my team apologised, the other girl glared at her and spat 'I'm fine' in a really rude way.
So I definitely won't be playing professionally ever, but it's totally fun and you'll probably see me creaking along playing with my wheelchair buddies when I'm 105.
One hundred and fifty nine basketball rules/thing I know about basketball/basketball things
1. There are 5 people on a team
2. There are normally 3 subs
3. But there can be more or less
4. We have 2 subs on our team
5. There are 40 minutes in the winter
6. There are 36 minutes in the summer
7. The refs have 1 minute time outs
8. There are 20 minute halves in the winter
9. There are 18 minute halves in the summer
10. I used to have the number 50 jersey
11. I am now number 7 (my lucky number!)
12. The game starts with a jump ball
13. I am often in the jump ball
14. At the beginning of the second half, the ball goes to whoever lost the jump ball
15. There is a light and a dark team
16. You switch sides at half-time
17. I scored a basket for the the other team once
18. You have a maximum of five fouls before you get fouled off
19. I've been fouled off about 3 times
20. I've cried about it
21. Blocking foul
22. Charging foul
24. To block someone is really hard without fouling
25. Baskets are worth 2 points
26. At the three point line, 3 points
27. Foul shots are worth 1 point
28. Rebounds on the second shot
29. The clock has to be stopped for every foul in the last three minutes
30. Cross court
31. Three second passing in rule
32. There's a foot violation
33. Clash tops
34. Hands foul
35. *Uses fingers to show foul number*
36. Time out
37. 1 minute between halves
38. 5 minutes over time
39. 2 time outs per half (I think)
40. Travel
42. Double dribble
43. You can't bounce the ball with 2 hands
44. The ball has to touch the ring in two shots
45. Our clash tops are yellowy/orange
46. Zone defence
47. Base
48. Middle
49. Top
50. Three and two
51. The press
52. Two one two
53. Three man weave
54. Lay-up
55. Jump shot
56. Free throw
57. Lollypop pass
58. Cherry picking
59. Screen
60. Man on man
61. Hands up
62. Psych
63. Half court dee (defence)
64. Three point line defence
65. Pick up your players
66. BALL
67. Call out their numbers
68. Sub
69. You can only sub on a whistle
70. Five rebounders for two shots
71. Three from other team
72. Two from own team
73. Can't jump over the blue like
74. 20 points up
75. Can't play zone in the first half
76. Size 6 ball
77. Guys, size 7
78. $2 to get in
79. *Thumbs up* jump ball
80. References arrow
81. Chest pass
82. Bounce pass
83. Roll the ball
84. Out off *colour*
85. Height advantage
86. No bracelets
87. No earrings
88. No necklaces
89. No rings
90. Ankle brace
91. Ribbons allowed
92. Correct shorts
93. Basketball shoes aren't compulsory
94. Tape up jewellery
95. No shepherding
96. Jump
97. Get back down
98. "Next time"
99. "Bad luck"
100. Hands straight up
101. Between the ball and the basket
102. Fake it
103. Cross-over
104. Right handed dribbler
105. Left handed dribbler
106. Coach
107. Team manager
108. Scoring
109. Roster
110. 9 team fouls
111. Bentleigh
112. McKinnon
113. Jets
114. Magic
115. Saints
116. Devils
117. Lakers Blue
118. Lakers Gold
119. Classics (open age)
120. 1, 2, 3, LAKERS!
121. Cougars
123. Warriors
124. Rep
125. Grading weeks
126. Training (yeah, lol)
127. Burpies
128. Suicides (These are the worst)
129. Stretches
130. Shoulders
131. Bounce it below your waist
132. Knock it off
133. Defend from behind
134. *rolls arms* travel
135. Swish
136. Backboard
137. MVP
138. Coaches Award
139. Runner up MVP
140. Buzzer
141. Premiers
142. Runners up
143. Grand final
144. Pre-lims
145. Presentation Night
146. Semi-finals
147. Calling out your name for finals
148. Score-sheet cost
149. Through the legs
150. Pressure on the ball
151. "HELP"
152. One shot, rebounds
153. Tech foul
154. Holds up hand, in waiting gesture
155. Have to pass it to the reg before your pass it in
156. Generally two refs
157. Over 14yrs old to ref
158. Black and white striped top an black pants/shorts (ref uniform)
159. Trainees wear bright green tops
One time, we were winning by two in a grand final and this girl shot and then the buzzer went and it went in and it was a three and I cried.
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