The game of basketball

in #steemit6 years ago (edited)

The game of basketball is a mind blowing sport event. It is a contact sport that requires a 5 players of different abilities to play on each team; making it a total of 10 players.
The various positions available in this sport are;
C- center or the bigman
SF- small forward
PF- power forward
SG- shooting guard
PG- point guard
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The game is a game of 80 mins of 4 quarters(20 mins per quarter)
There are a lot of fouls in the game but there are key basic fouls you should get familiar with first. These are

  1. travelling:
    This foul occurs in various ways. The first is when you hold the ball and take three steps. Another is if you receive a pass and take a step before bouncing the ball. Another is when u with the ball and you drag your pivot
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  2. double bounce:
    Double bounce or doubles as most people call it is a basic foul in basketball. This occurs when you bounce the ball with your two hands, bounce and catch then bounce again, bounce the ball in conjunction with parts of your body.
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  3. up and down:
    This is when you go up in a shooting form and still land with the ball. When you take your layup 2 step move without going up for the basket.
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There are a lot of terminologies associated with the game of basketball. Some of them are;
•layup
•pivot
•basket
•drive in
•dunk
•alley oop
•rebound
•shuffle
•back pedal and so many others.

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