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Basketball
Sana Mohammed
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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
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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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