senor project speech

1. Do you know how many titles Michael Jordan has? He has six titles including a NCAA
title, an Olympic gold medal and one for being the worst baseball player ever. Hi my name is
Josh Bartley and for my senior project I researched and created a Basketball handbook. It goes
over the many key points of offense and defense and all the roles and skills needed to be
successful in your position of play.
I have created a book of guidelines to instruct those who are new to the game of
Basketball. It relates to my research because if you were to pursue a career in basketball, you
would need to understand the basics. In my handbook it teaches you how to dribble, shoot, and
pass the ball, but explaining how to do such simple things in just a couple steps that will show
your dominance and mastery of the game. Research was fairly difficult due to the fact that many
things have changed throughout the history of Basketball. I have learned many new things such
as the changes in the rules and regulations, and the clothing.
When I was told that we were allowed to think of our own ideas for the senior project,
creating a handbook for Basketball was the first thing that came to mind because it is a passion
of mine which I have been playing since I was little. I wanted to share this sport with as many
people as possible. I started out researching basketball by splitting it into two different sections
which were defense and offence. Since there was a lot of information I decided to make chapters.
For example, I would name the chapters for Offence: Shooting, Dribbling, and Free throws. And
for Defense I would name them Rebounding, Stealing, and Blocking. For assistance on the
topics, I looked for Coach Nolan, which is also my project facilitator and has coached basketball
for 18 years. I chose him because he has had many years of experience in this field of work. I did
not encounter many problems, except for my project facilitator not being there most of the time.
I learned that the game of Basketball is more complex that what the Miami Heat or
Chicago bulls portray on the screen of a basketball game. I learned that passing is essential and
that it helps gets points on the board, so you should be a ball hog like Kobe Bryant. This topic is
precious to me, and if I could, I would write a book on it; and it is definitely something I would
pursue in if I had the opportunity to. Therefore, when I go to the Navy, I will try out for their
Basketball team.
In my opinion, the senior project was a good learning experience. It really helped me
learn many things about my topic. Although it was a long and time consuming process, I enjoyed
every bit of it. Thank you for your time, and enjoy the presentation.