Final Project

Where to Play Basketball at LSC

 

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Basketball 2

Final Project Narrative

How to Shoot a Basketball

 

 

Knowing how to shoot a basketball correctly is the most important skill you need to master in order to play the game. Using the right form helps you score more points. Below is a list of nine steps that can help you improve your basketball skill.

 

1. Face the basket and place your feet shoulder width apart. Point your feet in the general direction of the basket. Your feet should be slightly staggered, with your dominant foot, referred to as your "shooting" foot for these purposes, slightly in front of your non-dominant foot. Take a comfortable and balanced position. There is no perfect stance; the important thing is to find a stance that helps you launch your best shot.

• Bend your knees slightly. Locking your knees makes it easy for you to get knocked off balance. Bend your knees comfortably so you're in position to jump as soon as you have the ball.
• Some people prefer a closed stance, in which their feet point squarely at the basket, while other prefer an open stance, with their feet pointing slightly toward the side of the basket opposite their shooting hand. For example, if you're right handed, an open stance would mean pointing your feet slightly toward the left side of the basket.
• Keep your stance in mind as you learn the art of shooting and begin to practice. Once you find the stance that suits you best, use it every single time. The goal is to get so used to the stance that you don't have to think about it before your feet take the right position to let a great shot fly.

2. Position the ball in your shot pocket. You shoot the ball from your "shot pocket," located on the shooting side of your torso a few inches above your waist. The ball and your shooting eye should form a straight line to the basket.

• Holding the ball too high or too low greatly affects the accuracy of the shot. Make sure the ball is positioned right in the pocket, a comfortable launching point just above your waist.
• Position your elbow so it's under the ball, not cocked to the side.
• Learn to position the ball in this same place every single time you get ready to take a shot. When someone passes you the ball, they should aim it right for your pocket. If you don't catch it there, you must position it there before you shoot.

3. Grip the ball correctly. Position your shooting hand so that your fingertips are perpendicular to the seams in the ball. This hand is responsible for launching the ball. Place your non-shooting hand on the side of the ball to act as a guide for the shot.

• Leave be a little space between your palm and the ball, so the ball will be able to roll off your fingertips with ease. The ball should sit on your finger pads.
• Spread your fingers wide so you have greater control over the ball.

4. Push the ball upward with your shooting hand. Move the ball in a smooth motion from your shot pocket to eye level before launching it.

• Don't let the ball go behind your head or off to the side; shoot it in a fluid, forward motion.
• Your non-shooting hand serves only to guide the ball to keep it steady while your shooting hand exerts force.

5. Straighten your knees and jump. Use your legs to help propel the ball by jumping upward while your shooting hand launches the ball. Move your legs, torso, and arms together in a coordinated fashion to take the shot.

• Don't jump forward or backward. Your feet should land in the same position where they started.
• Don't lean forward as you jump, either. If your body is balanced, you will jump straight up as you shoot.

6. Release the ball. Just before you reach the height of your jump, release the ball with your shooting hand aimed at the basket. Straighten your elbow and snap your wrist so that the ball arches, rather than moving toward the basket in a straight line.

• As you release the ball, your guiding hand should fall away.
• Roll the ball off your fingertips toward the basket. You can tell whether you shot it properly by looking at the backspin; if the lines of the basketball spin symmetrically, you positioned the ball properly.
• When the shot is complete, your shooting hand will resemble the shape of a swan; your arm is arched elegantly toward the basket, with your hand loosely cocked downward and your fingers pointed toward the hoop. This is called follow through.

7. Develop muscle memory. Basketball is a fast-paced game, and you won't have time to think about the mechanics of shooting while the clock is running down and your opponents are trying to steal the ball from you. It's important to practice shooting as much as you can, so that taking a shot - from the stance and grip to the jump and release - feels as natural as skipping and riding a bike.

• Practice free throws. Free throws, or foul shots, are taken from the free throw line, located 15 feet from the basket. It's a good distance to practice from, and since it's located in front of the backboard behind the basket, the ball will usually bounce back to you and you won't have to chase after it as frequently.
• Practice from other angles. Shoot from all sides of the basket and from a variety of distances, using the same form every single time, whether you're shooting from the 3-point line or closer to the basket

8. Learn how to use the backboard. The backboard can be a useful tool, especially for shots you take close to the basket. Aim for the middle of the target square, which will help the ball drop straight down.

• Your aim will be slightly different when you use the backboard. Practice shooting for the basket and shooting for the backboard until you can intuitively feel the difference.
• Use the backboard when you shoot layups, which are taken off the dribble rather than from a standing position.

9. Practice in a game setting. After you're comfortable shooting on your own, get some friends together to have a basketball scrimmage, or join a league so you can play some games. Shooting during the pressure of a game is a little harder than doing it by yourself in your backyard, since you have to catch passes, dodge steals and be aware of the strategy your coach and the other players expect you to employ. However, if you practice the right form and develop good muscle memory, you'll be racking up the points in no time.


For more help visit: http://www.wikihow.com/Shoot-a-Basketball

Final Project Outline

For our Final Project Tom and Duffy are going to go through the basics of how to play basketball with podcast, slideshow and video.

We will end with a pick up game with friends and see how Duffy does against his competitors after learning the basics of basketball.



Filming: Tom/Duffy

Editing: Tom/Duffy

Podcast: Tom/Duffy

Slideshow: Tom/Duffy

Interactive Map: Lyndon Basketball Court Locations

Interview/Video: Jeremy Holden, Zach Rodrigues, Adam Donnelly

Video Project #2

Video Project #2

Different Types of Pitches

There are many different types of baseball pitches that are used today in the professional baseball league. There are roughly around 12 different types of pitches and below you will learn what they are and they move when thrown correctly.

There is the Four-seam Fastball, Two-seam Fastball, Cutter, Splitter, Forkball, Curveball, Slider, Slurve, Screwball, Changeup, Palmball, and lastly the Circle Changeup. Below is a list of what each pitch does individually and how they are used to strike batters out in the game.

Four-seam fastball - Maximum velocity and should have best command. This is the most important pitch because everything else works off of it.

Two-seam fastball (a.k.a. sinker) - This fastball does just that, it sinks. A very good pitch for inducing ground balls.

Cut-fastball - Holding the ball slightly off center, it will run away from the arm side. Usually a few mph slower than a four-seam fastball. Good for jamming hitters.

Split-finger fastball - Strictly an out pitch. Dives down hard at home plate, many times getting missed swings.

Change-up - Slower than a fastball, but thrown with the same arm action. The arm speed is very important in getting the maximum effectiveness. This pitch helps control bat speed.

Curveball - Most often a strikeout pitch. Dives down as it gets to home plate. Many times the velocity is as effective as the movement, because it's usually much slower than a fastball.

Slider - In between a fastball and a curveball. It's harder than a curveball with less downward action. The slider has a smaller break with a tighter spin. Many times you can see a small dot in the baseball as it's coming toward you.

Knuckleball - A pitch that has very little or no spin. It's very difficult to control and catch. No one knows what it will do usually, which makes it also hard to hit. A very hard pitch to throw.

Forkball - Thrown hard while held between the index and middle fingers at varying depths. Usually tumbles and drops violently, often diagonally. Known as an out pitch, but also can be hard on the arm.

Now that you have learned each and every individual pitch, its time to go outside and give it a try, before you know it you might be good enough to join the professional baseball league. Thanks for reading!

Video 2 Idea

For our Video 2 project Tom and Duffy will be filming on the theme of baseball. We are going to have our roommates participate in a demonstration on how to play baseball and have them give us there personal opinions on how to play and have them show us the basics.

Also, depending on if Spring Day has the dunking booth this year we are going to test their accuracy skills and have some fun at the same time.

Filming: Duffy and Tom

Editing: Duffy and Tom

Interview/Audio: Zach Rodriges, Nick Aresco, Adam Donnelly

Video Project

"> For this video project Matt Drew played as a hockey goalie while Duffy took different types of shots at him using a floor hockey ball.
In this video we used two different types of video to get the best shots and points of perspective to show the viewers what its like to play hockey from the eyes of the goalie.
While watching the video you can see Matt Drew watching Duffy go back and forth and taking shots at him. This gives the viewer a good look at how fast the ball is coming at a goalie and how quick the goalie must move in order to stop the ball from going into the net.
If you were to watch a real professional hockey game you would come to find out that the pros can hit a puck up to 100mph. Now we not be playing on the ice, but you can hit a floor hockey ball up to about 80mph. Now this is very quick, and makes the job as a goalie very difficult. This is why it is very important that no matter if your playing ice hockey or floor hockey you should wear some sort of equipment for protection.
After talking with Matt Drew for a while, he gave us some personal insight on his thoughts of being a goalie since he himself has been playing hockey ever since he was a kid. He told us, "Even though playing goalie is fun, that it is a hard position to play and that it take a lot of talent and dedication to be a professional hockey goalie."

Video in Newspapers

I went online and browsed around BBC News. From first glance the home page is filled with many slideshows of pictures, and then if you brows down a little farther you can find a lot of videos. Compared to iReport it is to complicated and hard to brows around and find anything. There is a lot of stuff going on and hard to navigate, while on iReport it has big pictures with their headlines. The videos on BBC News were all different lengths. Some of the smaller stories were quick 2-3 min videos while some of the bigger stories were anywhere from 5-20 min. Overall I believe iReport is a better site and is more user friendly unlike BBC News, so if I was going to choose between the two to look up something I would choose iReport over BBC News.

Review on iReports

There are a few things that I found to be very interesting about iReports. The first thing is that it allows regular people to report the news with the possibility of getting it on air. Second is that it allows people to post things that not all reporters would be able to cover.

When thinking about it not every reporting company has the money to send there reporters across the world to get a story, but with iReports the can send out assignments and people who are already in a different country will be able to cover the story and then put it up on the site, which then can be used by cable companies.

A big benefit would have to be that stories are being covered by people other then reporters and being used by companies. Also everyone including me has the chance of possibly getting their story aired by CNN.

I believe this is a cool idea and has the potential of growing into something huge that anyone can use and help everyone around the world get the news out better and quicker.

Hockey Slide Show

Photos-Tom

Video-Duffy

Audio-Duffy/Tom

Hockey Slideshow Write-up

Duffy and I focused on hockey moves, also known as dekes or dangles. Some of the most famous dekes have been done. The dekes in the photos are some through the legs. These are some of the best ways to score in floor hockey.

Dangles, dekes, and stick-handling are all moves made to embarrass the opposing player by using stick handling to get past them. They are usually done by advanced players usually.

Some of the most notorious dekes were done through the legs. An example of this would be Pavel Datsyuk and Patrick Kane dekes.

These dekes are some of the finest, but they can help fine tune a player’s ability to stick-handle. Once a player learns how to stick handle they can move on to more advanced moves. A great example is the one handed Peter Forsberg dangle. He did this dangle during the 1994 Olympics to help seal the victory over Canada.

Each dangle is specific for a specific time, such as the Forsberg dangle was specifically to target the opposing goaltender. This will increase the chances of the player scoring and getting more goals to add to their statistics. Other dangles are moves to get around defensemen and forwards. These dekes are usually holding the stick out in one hand, and also sometimes a through the legs kick pass to yourself.

Most of these dangles are self passes or moves to evade the defense; they are usually some of the best attempts in order to make a great attempt at a shot on net.

Dangles, dekes, and stick handling are some of the most important parts of the hockey game. Make sure to look for them during a hockey game, while you are watching one of course. They are one of the most exciting plays and can sometimes make the player look foolish (on defense, or if the player who tries to make the deke gets checked to the ice).

Dangling, deking and stick-handling is one of the most crucial parts of a hockey game, as it is supposed to keep the opposing team from knowing what exactly you are going to do.

Hockey Slideshow Synopsis

Duffy Webster and Tom Weineck will be focusing on doing an audio slideshow on hockey. We will be focusing on Duffy and his stick-handling abilities.

He will be doing some indoor floor hockey skills. We will focus on him using different stick handling techniques. We will also cover the basics of stick handling.

The background will be white so the ball and the stick stand out from the back drop. The colors will help the viewer understand the pictures.

First, we will focus on the basics of stick handling, such as how to hold the stick and how to position it.

Next we will cover basic moves such as through the legs dekes or moves to get around the defenseman. There are several that we can go over but the easiest one for the viewers to look at we will go over.

We will have some audio during the slideshow for the viewer, as it will keep them entertained and keep them viewing the slideshow.

The audio will music introduction, and then the different techniques of stick handling. After that will be the music to end the slideshow with some other moves.

The music and the voice-over will keep the viewer entertained but also informed with facts about stick handling and dekes. 

Hockey Gallery vs Hockey Slideshows

http://www.nhl.com/ice/gallerylanding.htm?id=7059&location=/photos&pg=1

In this hockey gallery it focus' on "frozen moments" which means its photos of what is happening before, after, and during a hockey game. It contains photos of hockey players themselves, the fans, and some highlight moments that have taken place.

http://www.citypages.com/slideshow/u-s-pond-hockey-championships-32351502/#12

In this hockey slideshow it shows the process of building an outdoor rink for the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships. This is a cool story cause it shows everything from start to finish and gives you the complete story. The only thing i wish it had was audio to go with it.

http://waylandstudentpress.com/2011/03/01/hockey-league-heads-to-home-rink-each-sunday-sound-slideshow/

In this video it talks about a couple of kids who come up with their own hockey league in their back yard. This is a cool video cause it gives you photos with an audio background talking about how these kids came up with the idea to start their own hockey league and how it was a joke at first and then it turned into something more.

Overall out of all the the links above I like the last one with the audio the best because while I'm looking through the slideshow of photos its nice to here someone talking in the background and giving you the story as it unfolds.

2014 Olympic Hockey Podcast Description

In this podcast Duffy Webster and Tom Weineck get you up to date on all the Olympic hockey news and talk about what you might see in the couple final games to come. Duffy and Tom will also be discussing individual team match ups, who has the upper hand in the games to come, injured players, personal likes, and who they believe will make it to the finals and who has the best chance to win the tournament. To listen in on who has a chance to win the tournament, listen to the podcast below. If just interested in details on who is playing, continue reading below. The final four teams that are left in the Olympic hockey games are teams USA, Canada, Finland, and Sweden. In the semi-final games to come team USA will be facing team Canada, while team Finland and Sweden will face off against each other. Duffy and Tom will be following all Olympic hockey news as time progresses and will keep you up to date on who wins and how teams are currently ranked in future games to come. Come back and visit to listen to more podcasts to come!

2014 Olympic Hockey Podcast

Hockey Podcast

I have decided that my friend Tom and I will be talking about hockey in our up and coming podcast.

We will be focusing on who is the favorite in Olympic hockey and why. Such as team Canada is the favorite because they have the most talent and so on and so forth. Then other person states who they believe is the favorite to win and why.

For the interviewing we will ask what people think of the Olympic Hockey teams.

After we will change into talking about the NHL and who are people's favorites to win the Stanley Cup at the midpoint during the season. We will also explain why they are the favorites. Such as the Bruins have the best shot at the Cup because they are playing the most cohesive hockey before the break therefore they will play it after the break too.

Then we will ask a few fans of hockey about who they think will win, whether they agree or disagree with what Duffy and I have said or if they have their own completely different opinion.

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Podcast Critique

For my podcast critique I chose to listen to Hockey Today from ESPN and then selected Bruins Podcast because I like listening to the latest hockey news thats going on and then listen to the news on my favorite hockey team the Boston Bruins.

Some of these podcasts are short like just letting you know about the previous games and some are long and talk about injury and who is in the lead for the season.

They are both very good podcasts and I plan to keep listening to them in the future.

Writing Exercise

                                               Springfield Education Rulebook Changes

(Springfield, VT) Just this past Monday night, the Springfield Board met to vote on a new rule book change to the school that hasn't been revised in over 20 years.

Superintendent Max Schmidt reported that the enrollment for the meeting was 17 more than expected. He also said that negotiations with the Maintenance Workers Union would be meeting next week.
Schmidt presented the board with a revision in the school manual saying it is time for a change considering the last revision hadn't taken place since 20 years ago.

Some of these changes would allow students to drive their vehicles, carry their cell phones, and wear their hair in any length. Other changes would be that teachers could not use physical punishment on students, and teachers must report all violations of school policy to the building principal. But not everyone was happy with this idea of a revision. Board member Janet bliss said, "These rules were good enough for my generation; they're good enough for the students now."

The board later voted 5-2 in favor of the new manual. Student Body President Ryan Rodriguez said he welcomed the school board to the 21st century.

Writing Exercise

                                         An update on hunting incident in Albany Vermont.

Albany, VT 01/5/14 - VT State police and game wardens came together for a joint investigation relating to a hunting related shooting that took place on Urie Rd. in Albany.

Conrad Masse and Wayne Goff, were tracking a bear  pursued it by there dogs and led it over to the Urie Rd. in Albany. When the bear crossed the road, both Masse and Goff open fired and one shot hit the bear while another shot struck Goff in the pelvic area.

Goff was transported to North Country Hospital and then transferred to Dartmouth medical center for treatment. At the conclusion of the investigation Masse was issued a citation to appear in court to answer for a charge of Aggravated Assault.

BLOG CRITIQUE

For my Blog Critique I decided to do it on the blog site Deadspin. Deadspin is a Sports News blog that keeps you up to date with all the latest news and what everyone is talking about. Now even though the site is well updated and kept up, it is however not very well organized. Material is just placed everywhere on the page and hard to locate a specific article. If the blog owner was to at least organize this site, it would make this site a lot better and easier to use..

Writing Exercise

Sunderland, VT at approximately 4:46PM Yesterday 1/27/14 Vermont State Police issued an Amber Alert.

Juvenile Zachary Lee, age 12 of Sunderland VT, was reported missing after being dropped off at the foot of his driveway at his foster home but never made it inside. Zachary was recently repatriated from France and authorities are now concerned that his Mother (Patricia Kane, age 49) may have come and taken off with Zachary.

Zachary's Description: "white male, age 12, approximately 5’, weighing 95lbs, with brown shoulder length hair, brown eyes, and speaks with a French accent. He was last seen wearing a black puffy coat with white stripe, jeans, a light-colored sweater, blue & black sneakers."

Information: "Anyone with information regarding Zachary’s disappearance, please call 802-442-5421 or submit an anonymous tip to www.vtips.info<http://www.vtips.info/> or send a text to “CRIMES” (274637) with keyword: VTIPS."

Bruins win 6-3!

http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400485032

Man hugs lions and brought his GoPro!

http://thehigherlearning.com/2014/01/05/wow-the-man-who-hugs-wild-lions-brought-a-go-pro-this-time-video/