Basketball

Sana Mohammed

Equipment used in my sport

• Ball • Players• Shoes• Baskets

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Two pieces of equipment

The two pieces of equipment are• Shoes- they are very important because it

helps the athlete be more flexible.• Ball- This is the most important object that

is used for the game. The ball is hard and very bouncy.

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History of the two objects

• Sports shoesShoes started out as sandals with no straps as the years

went on people started using straps and covering their feet.

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blshoe.htm

• BallIn the beginning the ball was just hard and lumpy, then

people realized that they could use bouncy materials to pad the ball which helped the ball jump

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_ball

http://www.kelseykerridge.co.uk/imagelibrary/Basketball%20Hoop%202.jpg

Use of polymers

• Polymers have helped by giving the basket ball more bounce and the shoes more flexibility.

http://www.arkema-inc.com/index.cfm?pag=356

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Polymers and outdoor track

Polymers are used in track and fields to help the players get a sturdy foothold and play better. Usually this kind of polymer are used in football fields.

http://www.polymerambassadors.org/polymersonfield.pdf

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