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]]> https://youthareawesome.com/jeremy-lin-a-look-into-his-short-term-prime-and-everlasting-legacy/feed/ 0 The Rise In Women In Sports! https://youthareawesome.com/women-in-sports/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=women-in-sports Wed, 09 Apr 2025 02:30:07 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=116428 Over the last couple of decades, women in sports have risen from the sidelines to center stage, breaking barriers and changing the face of athletics worldwide. Among the most exciting developments in recent years, there had been the growth of leagues like the Women’s International National Basketball Association, or WINBA, which showcases the incredible talent […]

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]]> The Evolution of Game Strategy in the NBA https://youthareawesome.com/into-the-nbawhat-kind-of-notable-trends-in-team-strategies-are-shown-this-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=into-the-nbawhat-kind-of-notable-trends-in-team-strategies-are-shown-this-season Tue, 28 Nov 2023 02:19:44 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=110658   INTRODUCTION Ever since the introduction of the 3 point line in 1980, the act of being able to review in-game footage in critical moments, and the clear path foul, the NBA has evolved drastically. If you’ve ever gone back to study old basketball film, you would notice that their lineups, their playstyles, and moves […]

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]]> The Significance Of Steph Curry’s 4th Championship & 1st Finals MVP https://youthareawesome.com/the-significance-of-steph-currys-4th-championship-1st-finals-mvp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-significance-of-steph-currys-4th-championship-1st-finals-mvp Wed, 29 Jun 2022 05:01:19 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=108819 Not long ago, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics in 6 games to win the 2022 NBA Championship. With this victory, Warriors point guard Stephen Curry secured his fourth career NBA Championship, along with what was likely the biggest storyline of his performance – his first career NBA Finals MVP. However the magnitude […]

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]]> Fasting in the World of Sports https://youthareawesome.com/fasting-in-the-world-of-sports/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fasting-in-the-world-of-sports Tue, 12 Apr 2022 02:04:51 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=107827 As you may know, people around the world fast from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan. This means that no food or water can be consumed during the daytime. Despite this physical challenge, many athletes who follow Islam fast while training and competing. Some athletes also practice intermittent fasting, which is a method […]

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]]> Breaking Barriers In Sports https://youthareawesome.com/breaking-barriers-in-sports/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-barriers-in-sports Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:49:22 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=101481 For many people, sports are a crucial part of everyday life. When they gather such a wide global audience, it is important to recognize that professional athletes have very powerful voices. Their voices are heard by millions of people, so they have the ability to cause positive changes in society. Because of this, it is […]

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]]> How Science & Technology Changed the NBA Forever https://youthareawesome.com/how-science-technology-changed-the-nba-forever/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-science-technology-changed-the-nba-forever Thu, 11 Feb 2021 19:58:49 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=100913 The sports universe has not been untouched by the digital revolution. All aspects of our lives are advancing into a new age of technology, and the NBA has joined in on the inevitable journey that will carry us into the future. The industry of major sports has led the way by incorporating modernized innovations into […]

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]]> Best Parts of NBA All-Star Weekend 2019 https://youthareawesome.com/best-parts-of-nba-all-star-weekend-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-parts-of-nba-all-star-weekend-2019 Thu, 21 Feb 2019 07:04:26 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=96126 This past weekend was one of the most exciting weekends of the year for NBA fans; All-Star weekend! If you’ve never watched, it’s basically a three-night event containing a rookie’s game, a skills challenge, a 3 point contest, a dunk contest and finally, the All-Star game–featuring the best/most popular players in the NBA. Held in […]

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]]> March Madness Begins!!! https://youthareawesome.com/march-madness-begins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-madness-begins Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:50:42 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=85630 It’s that time of the year again. The NCAA basketball playoffs begin! For those who play basketball, like me, the NCAA playoffs are one of the most hyped-up professional sporting events of the year, behind only the NBA playoffs. For those who are a little confused right now about what is going on, let me […]

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]]> NBA Draft 2015 Winners and Losers: Picks 1-5 https://youthareawesome.com/nba-draft-2015-winners-losers-picks-1-5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nba-draft-2015-winners-losers-picks-1-5 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 16:49:06 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=73292 Just this past week, the 2015 National Basketball Association’s amateur draft just occurred and some special young talents were taken by teams throughout the league. This short series of posts will look at the first ten picks made in the draft, draft day trades and their effect on the NBA. Pick 1: Karl Anthony-Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves Grade: […]

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]]> Video of the Day: Arne Duncan Can Ball https://youthareawesome.com/arne-duncan-ball/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arne-duncan-ball Mon, 08 Sep 2014 14:00:02 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=62095 When I mentioned Arne Duncan in my summer break post (which can be read here), I also recalled how he dominated at the Sprint Celebrity All-Start Game. Surprisingly, Mr. Duncan used to be a professional basketball player in Australia before becoming the Secretary of Education for the Obama Administration. Enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEGsk0YY7gg Sources: http://cdn.solecollector.com/media/up/2014/02/images/arne-duncan-nike-hyperfuse-2013.jpg (Image)

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]]> Youth Week 2014 early bird events https://youthareawesome.com/youth-week-2014-early-bird-events/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=youth-week-2014-early-bird-events Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:40:23 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=56853 Youth Week 2014 is fast approaching! Starting on April 20, 2014, the 16th Annual Youth Week Calgary (a program of Youth Central) will kick off! So gather around, and get your early stampede fever on, because Youth Week is going to be a blast! In this edition, I will be covering “early bird” Youth Week […]

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]]> Three ways to get better at basketball https://youthareawesome.com/three-ways-to-get-better-at-basketball/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-ways-to-get-better-at-basketball Fri, 08 Nov 2013 14:00:44 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=51150 1. Love it. This should be the reason you play. You think about it every hour, you get excited just because you see a ball; you smile on the court just because you’re there. Be committed to you, and your sport. Commitment is a big part of what I am and what I believe. – Lebron […]

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]]> Fantasy Sports https://youthareawesome.com/fantasy-sports/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fantasy-sports Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:36:12 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=39359 At the start of the shortened NHL season I participated for the first time in a fantasy sports league with my friends. Before, the term ‘fantasy sports’ left me with an “unimpressed” and “lame” attitude towards the whole idea. Maybe its because the term ‘fantasy’ left negative connotations with me, especially since playing sports is […]

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]]> Youth Week: Hoops Extreme https://youthareawesome.com/youth-week-hoops-extreme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=youth-week-hoops-extreme Tue, 08 May 2012 14:43:37 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=31451 Hoops Extreme is a basketball event held every year to promote Calgary’s youth to be involved in basketball. This year it was held at the Genesis Centre located in the NE. It was a great turnout as 60 youth from all across Calgary showed up to compete in this basketball tournament. The Western Team brought […]

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]]> Top 5 pump up songs https://youthareawesome.com/top-5-pump-songs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-5-pump-songs Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:47:00 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=30662 Have you been putting in solid hours at the gym over the long weekend? I know I’ve had a lot more time for basketball, so I’ve decided to share some beats that always pump me up! (Heads up, some of the language is a slight bit explicit. Fair warning has been given.) Most people that […]

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]]> Calgary high school basketball playoffs recap https://youthareawesome.com/calgary-high-school-basketball-playoffs-recap/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calgary-high-school-basketball-playoffs-recap Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:33:05 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=29582 The final leg of the basketball season for all high schools in Calgary wrapped up last week. If you hadn’t guessed, I play Junior Varsity ball at Western Canada, so I’ll give you a quick summation of how it went down in the Division I playoffs. (: So basically, all teams are eligible for a […]

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]]> NBA All-Star Weekend https://youthareawesome.com/nba-all-star-weekend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nba-all-star-weekend Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:24:40 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=29235 The 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend just wrapped up in Orlando this weekend, but you can still catch all the highlights and most memorable moments online. Throughout the course of these three days, top pick players from around the league were selected to participate in a variety of challenges to showcase their talents. It’s also a […]

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]]> 5 reasons why fans are loving Knicks newcomer Jeremy Lin https://youthareawesome.com/linsanity-beginners-5-reasons-fans-loving-knicks-newcomer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=linsanity-beginners-5-reasons-fans-loving-knicks-newcomer Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:14:30 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=28945 If you're a basketball fan, then you've probably heard of one basketball newcomer, Jeremy Lin. The newest member to join the Knicks, he really has been causing quite a storm in the sports world.

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]]> NBA Lockout is coming to an END! https://youthareawesome.com/nba-lockout-coming-end/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nba-lockout-coming-end Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:58:50 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=25572 With more updates coming in by the day, we can see a very nice and fitting end to the NBA lockout! Teams can now hold informal training, practice sessions, and managers can now start working on the financial side of the game (contracts, deals, etc.). Starting on Christmas, a new season consisting of 66 games […]

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]]> Cardel Place Youth Night Review https://youthareawesome.com/cardel-place-youth-night-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cardel-place-youth-night-review Thu, 26 May 2011 15:14:06 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=16431 Recently, I went to Cardel Place on Youth Night. Youth Night is especially a fun night at the Cardel Place, since there a lot of activities to do and this event attracts a large group of youth almost every week. The end of the month is even more entertaining at Cardel Place due to a […]

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]]> Benefits of being on a team https://youthareawesome.com/benefits-of-being-on-a-team/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=benefits-of-being-on-a-team Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:57:50 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=15057 Teams, no matter in what shape, form or way, are the best way I know of to get your adrenaline rushing, whether you’re on your school’s newspaper crew, or on a basketball team, hockey, leadership, lacrosse (my personal favorite) or even newly-established Quidditch teams. It’s not just about a sport itself; when you join a team, you’ll […]

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]]> Video of the Day: Slamdunked! https://youthareawesome.com/video-of-the-day-slamdunked/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=video-of-the-day-slamdunked Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:45:41 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=14159 [youtube 1y-EvnfGO9Y]

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]]> It’s Hard to See Things You Aren’t Looking For || The Awareness Test! https://youthareawesome.com/its-hard-to-see-things-you-arent-looking-for-the-awareness-test/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-hard-to-see-things-you-arent-looking-for-the-awareness-test Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:29:31 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=10238 [youtube Ahg6qcgoay4] A very fun video that my teacher showed to my class one day. It’s hard to see things that you aren’t looking for. Like when you’re reading a story. You aren’t looking for grammar mistakes, so you don’t see them. They are much easier to find when you are analyzing each sentence closely.

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]]> Video of the Day: Crazy Basketball Shot https://youthareawesome.com/video-of-the-day-crazy-basketball-shot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=video-of-the-day-crazy-basketball-shot Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:02:18 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=8847 [youtube hKO1VkujAK8]

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]]> YW2010: Hoops Extreme https://youthareawesome.com/yw2010-hoops-extreme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yw2010-hoops-extreme Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:50:55 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=6114 Hey all you basketball lovers! I just came back from Hoops Extreme! (a Youth Week event we told you about yesterday) and I have to say….it was AWESOME. Even though the weather was freezing outside, the competition in the building was steaming hot. Surprisingly, lots of youth showed up to compete in this 3 on 3 […]

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]]> YW2010: Kicking Off the Week! https://youthareawesome.com/yw2010-kicking-off-the-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yw2010-kicking-off-the-week Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:20:05 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=6104 It’s official:  Youth Week Calgary officially begins today and runs until May 2nd! There’s tons of really cool events happening for all you awesome youth out there, and today we are kicking things off with four new events: The Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) in Calgary is kicking off Youth Week by celebrating Global Youth Service […]

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]]> Youth Week is Coming Soon!!! https://youthareawesome.com/youth-week-is-coming-soon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=youth-week-is-coming-soon Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:02:49 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=6017  I am so excited for the Youth Week events starting this weekend!  I hope you guys have been checking out all the cool events that are coming up pretty soon. If you’re into basketball and the NBA or WNBA, make sure you go check out Hoops Extreme! which starts  TODAY (6-10pm) and continues on Saturday April […]

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]]> Dude Perfect! https://youthareawesome.com/dude-perfect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dude-perfect Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:16:40 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=5924 DID YOU KNOW ABOUT DUDE PERFECT? I heard about these guys yesterday from my brother and he told me they are the idol for teenage boys. I didn’t believe that and after I saw the film, I felt it’s impossible and I couldn’t understand why they were being looked up to. These guys make up […]

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]]> Sports Legends Edition 3: Basketball https://youthareawesome.com/sports-legends-edition-3-basketball/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sports-legends-edition-3-basketball Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:15:51 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=3660 Michael Jordan.  The NBA website lists him as “the greatest basketball player of all time.”  Throughout his career, Jordan earned nicknames for his great defense, prolific scoring, and amazing dunks. Jordan didn’t always get things his way in basketball.  He was cut from the team in Grade 10 and 11 because of his height, but […]

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