I love sports. I love every sport there is... I may not be saying it, but that's just because I'm not good at sports. Although I wish I was. I don't know why but it's a birth problem :P
There is however one sport in particular I absolutely love. Basketball. I started playing it in the fourth grade, when I was living in Naperville. My friend Blexendi (i love his name! he was from Haiti). well he introduced me to basketball, and since then, i've loved it.
Then I came back to India. I still continued to play. I got really good! in the 7th grade I got into my school team for DPS Pune. And I, was awesome.
8th grade, Podar. Smoothly got into the school team. It's a different thing we didn't have any matches -_-
9th grade. Nothing. And Podar, didn't even encourage sports as much as my previous schools... I lost practice. I lost stamina.
Then i decided to join basketball coaching. It's a different thing I never did... Too lazy I guess. But hey, it's the thought that matter right?
Wrong.
I really wish just thinking about gaining height, weight and stamina made me gain height, weight and stamina.
But if that was the matter, then everybody would be fit... Not that it's a wrong thing, but, well... I don't know :P
I'm in the 12th. I've played basketball only six or seven times in the past three years. I've forgotten everything. I went for coaching today. Yes, I did it! I joined coaching :D
My coach is awesome too!
There are, in the few years i've been playing basketball, many different kinds of players.
Let me introduce you to a few. [I don't mean to insult anyone. All these names I've given them are just my opinion, they may all be really good players!]
The Stiffs. The name really says it all. These guys don't move. They just stand there, straight, like trees. And when they get the ball, they pass it immediately. A few steps ahead maybe, but that's all. Stiffs are usually BIG built, and no one really wants to mess with them. There shooting style is unique. They shoot like one throws a ball in football when the ball goes out.
It may look stupid, but hey, it does go in at times!
The WobblersThe most annoying, when you're playing against them; the most fun to watch, when you're an audience. These guys are WEIRD.
They come in all shapes and sizes. They may be really good players, but yikes.
They run around the full court throwing there hands and legs around. They're extremely unpredictable. Don't stand next to them, they might just slap you, really really hard.
The Solo Flyers In other words, the bastards. Usually the ones who go solo, are the ones who are really good at the game, and want to prove it to the world. They take the ball from one side of the court to the other, showing off all their skills by dribbling and tackling everyone who comes in their way and eventually go for the shot. The shot may go in or may not go in, but that's another story. No body likes the people who fall into this category. Even those who play solo hate other players who play solo.
The Easy-Goers.I'd like to consider myself as an easy goer. I know I am.
People in this category play the game smoothly and try their best not to hurt anybody in the process. They shoot when they can, they take the tackle and dribble whenever they can. They make sure they can. Easy goers make it a point to pass it to an open team player when they're getting blocked. Unlike the 'Solo Artists'.
The CowardsUsually the beginners. These guys are afraid of the ball, the opponent team, the referee, the hoop, their own team players, themselves, THE WOBBLERS, the tree the substitute players are sitting under, the birds flying overhead, their shoe laces... okay I'm getting carried away.
But you get my point :P
However, some of these cowards don't want others to know they're afraid. So they run around the court back and forth throughout the game, they obviously make sure they don't get the ball.
Cowards are fun to watch too! :P
There are more kinds, but I don't feel like typing anymore. Next time you go watch a basketball match, you'll find such people, I guarantee! XD
