All About Basketball

    Basketball is the best sport ever. If you know the basics its really fun. Everybody should play basketball.

 

Dribbling/Stealing and Picking

Dribbling is when you hit, the basketball in the middle of your palm and the ball bounces back. If somehow you stop dribbling you either have to pass or shoot but you can’t move anymore. You are not allowed to dribble with two hands. If the ball is passed to you don’t have to dribble right away. Stealing and picking are to different things when you pick you knock the ball out of the opponents hand when you steal your are the one that actually takes the ball.You can steal and pick but it is very hard because when you knock the ball out of their hands youhttps://lh4.googleusercontent.com/qzpxVang9j3Sls3zRqZ6Llrqe1yBcU2u9b5VDjUMQkJ_6-JUgJM4hlFNvJFYiQMz8G8grpPpiGvZdlL1lVMDwuimfXddhODwOTkXqEZUxUcCB62OmHg" width="1" height="1" alt="" />https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/T46tVGC071OV6hhxVVK3-HUrF9vsASavDg9RMFNWDxOACESK-mHGPjjQytl3fEaCPJkEr9OyrjFxfVS5CMmi2HLzgQzsRR9Gb3QOPc1PtVAnz8tN9kc" width="113" height="169" alt="" />

            Passing/interception

A pass is when you throw the ball to your teammates.There are two main kinds of passes bounce pass,which is were you bounce the ball on the floor to get the ball to your teammate. the other is a chess pass were you hold the ball chest height and pass it to your teammates. Interception is when you block a pass,that was in the air.https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/XwmSD1l-N4vwB8t8jcNyu_D70_b2kBEgAzFHWn_AkYarIr8PA5Uw_dVvjirXPnIy4CoR_vdo782CAG6UgXBLJF5hJ2Ky5dIj8ZkGxP5wLqWrB1oUJrg" width="240" height="180" alt="" />

Shooting/Blocking

A shoot is how you score points. The main way  to shoot is called a jump shot were you jump and shoot. A shot counts as two point’s unless, you shoot behind the three point line.  Blocking is were you put your hand up to make the ball reverse on the opponent. blocking doesn’t always work. You have to realize when your opponent isn’t shooting.https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/C5yOrxLqV-8D-qjJGinTn4KO0nSy__-x2rpX1UUhBJdSu0v7Gcr46slHeODXeuXvoa8Tc7EwiOKnjZQi92erK-eSi45NXHXMLqDR_VsNWlwE3C714JI" width="159" height="240" alt="" />

                    Court

The court is the place were the basketball players play.Every team has their own court.  The court has a foul line half court line and three point line. The foul line is were you shoot if somebody fouled you. The Half court line shows the middle of the court, and shows the teams symbol. The three point line is if you shoot behind it you got to shoot to win.       https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/SWdrW9FXxYbEDKgqikh-kE7uChYVy9ROoh9jJGq17QIjWSlBPBx1AoMFK2czUf7o8PjpZZ7gVpUOAKmW_XGcbnM81uB7eCB5Nxl6-BuBw34z3xsIUPw" width="176" height="132" alt="" />

These are the basics to basketball. What are you waiting for stop reading and go play!