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Hoop
Hoop or Hoops may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Hoops'' (TV series), an American animated series Music * Hoops (band), an American indie pop band * ''Hoops'' (album), a 2015 album by The Rubens ** "Hoops" (The Rubens song) * "Hoops" (Ruby song), 1996 * "Hoops", a song by Saweetie, Salt-N-Pepa and Kash Doll from the '' Space Jam: A New Legacy'' soundtrack Video games * ''Dunk Dream '95'', a sequel to the game ''Street Slam'' that was known as ''Hoops'' in North America * ''Hoops'' (1986 video game), a 1986 college basketball video game * ''Hoops'' (1988 video game), a 1988 basketball video game Sports * Basketball, also referred to as ''hoops'' * Celtic F.C., nicknamed the Hoops * ''Hoop'' (magazine), an American basketball magazine * Hoop (rhythmic gymnastics), an apparatus in rhythmic gymnastics * Hoops Club, a Lebanese basketball club * Queens Park Rangers F.C., nicknamed the Hoops * Shamrock Rovers F.C., nicknamed the Hoops * Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooping
Hooping (also called hula hooping or hoop dance) is the manipulation of and artistic movement or dancing with a hoop (or hoops). Hoops can be made of metal, wood, or plastic. Hooping combines technical moves and tricks with freestyle or technical dancing. Hooping can be practiced to or performed with music. In contrast to the classic toy hula hoop, modern hoopers use heavier and larger diameter hoops, and frequently rotate the hoop around parts of the body other than the waist, including the hips, chest, neck, shoulders, thighs, knees, arms, hands, thumbs, feet, and toes. The hoop can also be manipulated and rotated off the body as well. Modern hooping has been influenced by art forms such as rhythmic gymnastics, hip-hop, freestyle dance, fire performance, twirling, poi, and other dance and movement forms. Hooping is a physical dexterity activity that has been described as a part of flow arts, and a form of object manipulation. It is sometimes described as a form of juggling. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earring
An earring is a piece of jewelry attached to the ear via a Body piercing, piercing in the earlobe or another external part of the ear (except in the case of clip earrings, which clip onto the lobe). Earrings have been worn by people in different civilizations and historic periods, often with cultural significance. Locations for piercings other than the earlobe include the Rook (piercing), rook, Tragus piercing, tragus, and across the Helix (ear), helix (see image at right). The simple term "ear piercing" usually refers to an earlobe piercing, whereas piercings in the upper part of the Pinna (anatomy), external ear are often referred to as "cartilage piercings". Cartilage piercings are more complex to perform than earlobe piercings and take longer to heal. Earring components may be made of any number of materials, including metal, plastic, glass, gemstone, precious stone, beads, wood, bone, and other materials. Designs range from small hoops and studs to large plates and dangling i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrel
A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container with a bulging center, longer than it is wide. They are traditionally made of wooden staves and bound by wooden or metal hoops. The word vat is often used for large containers for liquids, usually alcoholic beverages; a small barrel or cask is known as a keg. Modern wooden barrels for wine-making are made of French common oak (''Quercus robur''), white oak ('' Quercus petraea''), American white oak (''Quercus alba''), more exotic is Mizunara Oak all typically have standard sizes: Recently Oregon Oak (Quercus Garryana) has been used. *"Bordeaux type" , *"Burgundy type" and *"Cognac type" . Modern barrels and casks can also be made of aluminum, stainless steel, and different types of plastic, such as HDPE. Someone who makes barrels is called a "barrel maker" or cooper (coopers also make buckets, vats, tubs, butter churns, hogsheads, firkins, kegs, kilderkins, tierces, rundlets, puncheons, pipes, tuns, butts, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoops (band)
Hoops was an American indie pop band from Bloomington, Indiana. History Hoops began as a solo project for musician Drew Auscherman. In December 2011, this first version of Hoops debuted with the song ''Commercial'', followed by a dual-song release called ''Avian Way'' later in the month. Auscherman recruited the rest of the band members in 2011 while they were all juniors in high school, however, they had all been friends since sixth grade. After Auscherman's solo Hoops releases of ''Rosie's Garden'' (2012) and the full-length ''Little Pleasures'' (2014), the full-band Hoops released their first tape titled ''Tape #1'' in 2015, which contains versions of ''Little Pleasures'' songs "Be There" and "Grass," the former of which was re-recorded for the release. Hoops later released two more tapes, #2 and #3 in 2015 and 2016 respectively. Following a live session with Audiotree Live in July 2016, Hoops released their first self-titled EP on Fat Possum Records. Hoops then released their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoops (TV Series)
''Hoops'' is an American animated sitcom created by Ben Hoffman for Netflix that premiered on August 21, 2020. In December 2020, Netflix cancelled the series after one season. Premise ''Hoops'' follows Ben Hopkins, "a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who thinks turning around his God-awful team will take him to the 'big leagues' and turn his miserable life around." Cast and characters Main * Jake Johnson as Coach Ben Hopkins, a rude and bad-tempered basketball coach at Lenwood High School. He is Shannon's ex-husband, Ron's best friend and Barry's estranged son. Ben's main goal is to turn his team's poor reputation around, but his attempts to do this often end in disaster and failure (with the exception of the episode "The Sponsor", in which he encourages each member of the team to treat the competition like their respective father, which leads to a rare victory for Ben's team). Aside from basketball, Ben wants to rekindle his relationship with Shannon, and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Slam
''Street Slam'' is a basketball video game developed by Data East for Neo Geo, released in 1994. The game features three-on-three basketball match-ups with a variety of different teams. ''Street Slam'' is the only basketball game released on the Neo Geo. A sequel to the game, known as ''Dunk Dream '95'' in Japan, ''Hoops '96'' in Europe, and simply ''Hoops'' in North America, was released in 1995. In 2010, the original game was released for the Wii on the Virtual Console, as well as part of the compilation ''Data East Arcade Classics''. Gameplay In the US version of the game, players can select a three-player team from a selection of 10 city-based teams in the United States. In the European and Japanese versions of the game, the cities are replaced with countries around the world. The selection screens, player skin colours and costumes also change between the versions. Each team has a total of 18 points in several characteristics ( Dunk, 3pts, Speed, and Defence), and 8pts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoop (rhythmic Gymnastics)
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A hoop is an apparatus in rhythmic gymnastics and may be made of plastic or wood, provided that it retains its shape during the routine. The interior diameter is from to , and the hoop must weigh a minimum of . The hoop may be of a natural colour or be partially of fully covered by one or several colours, and it may be covered with adhesive tape either of the same or different colour as the hoop. Fundamental requirements of a hoop routine include rotation around the hand or body and rolling, as well as swings, circles, throws, and passes through and over the hoop. Many of the techniques of rhythmic gymnastics have been adopted by the modern hooping community. External links * Hoop Hoop or Hoops may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Hoops'' (TV series), an American animated series Music * Hoops (band), an American indie pop band * ''Hoops'' (album), a 2015 album by The Rubens ** "Hoops" (The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoops (album)
''Hoops'' is the second studio album by Australian alternative rock group, The Rubens, which was released on 7 August 2015 and reached number 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It was produced by David Kahne and mixed by Michael Brauer, except for the title track, " Hoops", which was produced and mixed by Eric J. At the J Awards of 2015, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. A deluxe edition was released in November 2016, including the ''Acoustic Hoops'' EP. Reception Jessica Thomas of ''Renowned for Sound'' gave the album 4.5 out of 5, saying; "A major theme for this record is negative feelings that are inspired by draining relationships and these songs give ''Hoops'' an edge, they're dealing with the nitty gritty in such an appealing way. Tracks like "Hoops", "Switchblade", "Bitter End", "Cut Me Loose", "Battles" and "Hold Me Back" all deal with some quite serious subjects, with all of them stemming back to being hurt by someone (or something) that you once ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoop (magazine)
''HOOP'' is an official NBA publication, produced by Professional Sports Publications. The magazine features in-depth interviews with players, and also highlights the players' lives off the court. Other popular sections include celebrity interviews and Dance Life. Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash answers readers' questions in his "Straight Shooter" column. Golden State Warriors guard Nate Robinson is the player video game editor and Miami Heat forward Shane Battier serves as Tech Editor and reviews products online for hoopmag.com. ''HOOP'' also publishes international editions such as ''HOOP Japan'', which features basketball English lessons from English, baby!. NBA player contributors Current columnists * Miami Heat forward Shane Battier (Tech editor) *Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger (Movie editor) * Atlanta Hawks guard Devin Harris (Car editor) * New Orleans Hornets forward Carl Landry (Music editor) *Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash (Straight Shooter) * At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooper (other)
The word hooper is an archaic English term for a person who aided a cooper in the building of barrels by creating the hoop for the barrel. Hooper may also refer to: Place names in the United States: * Hooper, Colorado, town in Alamosa County, Colorado * Hooper, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Hooper, Nebraska, town in Dodge County, Nebraska * Hooper, Utah, place in Weber County, Utah * Hooper Bay, Alaska, town in Alaska * Hooper Township, Dodge County, Nebraska Other: * ''Hooper'' (film), 1978 comedy film starring Burt Reynolds * Hooper (mascot), the mascot for the National Basketball Association team, Detroit Pistons * Hooper (coachbuilder), a British coachbuilder fitting bodies to many Rolls-Royce and Daimler cars * USS ''Hooper'' (DE-1026), a destroyer escort in the US Navy * Hooper Ratings, an early audience measurement in early radio and television * Hooper, someone who practices dance form of Hooping People with the surname Hooper: * Hooper (surname) See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hula Hoop (other)
A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck. Hula Hoop may also refer to: * The Hula Hoop Song, a 1958 single by Georgia Gibbs * "Hula Hoop Song", a 1958 single by Maureen Evans * "Hula Hoop" (Omi song), 2015 * "Hula Hoop" (Loona song), 2021 * "Hula Hoop", a song by Stella Mwangi from the 2011 album '' Kinanda'' * Hula Hoops Hula Hoops are a snack food made out of potatoes and corn in the shape of short, hollow cylinders. Created by KP Snacks in the United Kingdom in 1973, they are sold in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa. Hula Hoops ..., a snack food See also * Hulahop d.o.o., a Croatian company {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
