Basketball Is A Sport For The Campus Of Eastern Michigan...

Basketball is a sport that requires a lot of time and effort to be good at. It’s a sport that keeps some people in shape, some people involved with a community, and gives others an opportunity to meet new people. The recreation basketball community I am looking into is the one on the campus of Eastern Michigan University (EMU). Every day there is a multitude of people playing basketball in either the Recreation Center (REC) or on the courts outside of the student center. The people that make up this community are very diverse and most come from different backgrounds. Because I know the recreational basketball community is very diverse and interactive, I wonder what brings people together and why basketball is such an enticing sport. The purpose of this study is to see who plays basketball at the REC and then ask them why. People are playing basketball in the community every day so I could gather a plethora of information. I am sure to find interesting results and answer s to the questions I will be asking the recreational basketball players at EMU. I have already met a lot of new people and made multiple new friends because of this community and that is a reason that I want to study it and find out if other people view this community just like I do. To study this community I will have to do some research online and also get information from primary sources like recreational basketball players that I see on the courts every day. Over the course of a few weeks I am