Monday, May 9, 2011

Provincial Champions.





The junior basketball team at Princess Margaret Secondary is setting a high performance standard for athletic teams in the province. The team consists of 12 girls in grade 9 and 10 who are passing every one's expectations by miles. Their coaching in middle school is obviously the cause of this incredible physical ability. Watching one of their games, one would see how fortunate the senior team is going to be next year when receiving these new rookies.

As a shot goes up at the senior level; one would witness 90 degree form, a guide hand and following through with a flicked wrist. At the junior level, well that is beyond ridiculous. They much rather go the extra step and throw their whole bodies into the shot. It adds that extra sparkle to their performance as the ball ricochets off the backboard or lazily misses the net completely. Same goes for shooting foul shots, it is too remedial for them to have a basic routine that they follow every time they step up to the line. They much rather mix it up for show, keep the audience on their toes, and all of a sudden twist their body and the ball up is a quick jerky movement. For just shooting the ball, is way to commonplace for girls at such superior athletic standing.


A breakaway occurs; the bench goes crazy as the player wildly dribbles the ball down the court. Control is not a word in these girls vocabulary, they much prefer surprise the fans and believe in nonconformity. It is extremely mediocre to just dribble the ball at waist level like the professionals in the NBA do. They rather add the extra spurt of energy and pound the ball so intensely into the hardwood that it bounces all the way to their temples. This just adds the extra chance for the opponent back checking defending the basket to steal the ball from them with ease. Even though that occurs on a regular basis for them, they don't mind. They much rather have to fight angrily for a comeback and foul dramatically to try and win the game. Controlled dribbling is just too elementary for them to agonize about.

It is evident that this team is on their way to becoming the next Provincial Champions of British Columbia. With their undying need to put in the extraneous effort, and the natural born talent they clearly posses, these girls should surely conquer every team they meet. Simplicity is not crucial for this teams victory, for a thick coating of mascara and a perfect ponytail is obviously the reason behind their success.

1 comment:

  1. 3 of 3 assignments. Letter needs further detail and a conclusion. Song analysis is detailed and polished. Satire captures the correct tone, but I question the topic. Those jr girls are trying their hardest I'm sure.

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