On August 3rd 1949 the best sports league was invented, you may ask which one I am talking about the NBA. I’ve been playing basketball since I was 9. It’s been wonderful and sometimes painful. Today I will explain why you should try basketball. Basketball is a sport that you can play from whatever age. Like LeBron he played fresh out the womb. Basketball is the sport for everyone. It does take lots of practice to get better but when you do get better you feel a feeling of pride. Also basketball helps develop multiple skills that could be used on and off the court. Being able to attend games and practice that’s the fun part of basketball because when you play with other people it’s 100% better. It doesn’t matter if you’re playing with someone better than you because the more you play them the more you understand them and get better for example, I have this friend named Marlon he’s very talented and before I couldn’t beat him for anything, now our one on ones lasted about the whole or period it just takes time and dedication to get better.When I started I was nervous about playing because I had never played until that day where I found out I was very talented on the defensive side of the game but my scoring ability wasn’t good enough since I was pretty short for basketball. Then in seventh and eighth grade the best thing I could do was be a good scorer and defender which let me average more points a game which felt good. I also was able to play my favorite position to play and watch, which was the small forward position, due to my favorite player Kevin Durantt being a small forward.
Being able to play the position I wanted to play made the experience 100% better I enjoyed playing small forward not just because of the point average going up but also because it’s really fun and you get to be involved in all the work on the court. Trying basketball challenges people to get better and improve. Basketball isn’t just a sport but a friend that helps you improve in life skills too. That is why you should try basketball.
More reasons to try basketball is because it’s a sport you could play with friends. Not even with friends but you could also make friends. For example, my best friend Marlon became close because of basketball. He would help me practice basketball when I wanted to learn something new or just play with him. It’s a sport where you make memories not just in games either, that’s why the sport of basketball is different from every other. It’s more of a tradition than like other sports. It makes friends or like how my teammates would say it made us brothers. Moreover it wasn’t just about basketball it was about all the memories I made along the way too. Like I said my teammates and friends made everything better, I hope you will try basketball not just alone but with friends.
Aaron Aranda-Rivas – St. Lawrence Seminary High School – DMSF Class of 2030
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