Basketball
Basketball was invented in 1891 By Dr. James Naismith in Spring Field, Massachusetts. Dr. James Naismith invented the game so the kids that he teach in his school can play a game inside during the winter that used more skill then strength. Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by shooting a ball through a 10 feet (3 m) high hoop (the goal) under organized rules. The players that are active can score by shooting the ball in the hoop and the other team has to dribble the ball from one side to the other and try to score. At the end of the game the team with more points win the game. Disruptive physical contact is not allowed and it is called a foul and the players have to handle the ball in a way so they don’t get called for violations. Players can get substituted if the are tired or injured or just to let other players play. If a player gets foul they mostly get 2 shots from the free-throw line and each shot is 1 point.
If the players shot from behind the three point line it will count as 3 points. Players can dunk which means the use the jumping skills to jump high and put the ball over the hoop and slam the ball inside the hoop. The game is held indoor in a stadium in the state of there team. There's a shot clock when you play basketball and you have to catch a rebound to make it start all over or make a shot. Assist is a important part of basketball you can not dribble the ball all the way to the hoop because the defenders will steal the ball so you have to pass the ball a lot and to make a assist is better because if you made a good pass they can catch it and make it. Shooting is another important part of the game because you have to aim it and time the shot right so it can go in. A buzzer beater is when you take a shot right when the game is about to finish or right after a quarter and the ball goes after all the seconds are gone and the buzzer goes off.
The basketball is the most important it depends if you win the game or not you have to dribble it good and pass and shoot if you slack just a little bit on any one of these then you lose the game. Free style basketball is another sport where you can do as much tricks with the ball as possible and you won't be called for fouls or violations but you still have to win the game by scoring till he clock runs out or get a certain points. The crowds like watching the idols play in freestyle basketball so you have to dunk and do crazy tricks to get the crowd going then that memento can help you win the games. In the NBA there are medal's or cups at the end of a season like the MVP and best coach.
The player that achieved the most like the assist or the points wins the MVP and also having allot of fans helps a lot. If you get fouled while your in the air its called a AND1 and you get the 2 points 1 at the line and If you get fouled at the 3 point line then you will get 3 points and 1 at the line so you get a 4 point play. The main thing about basketball is teamwork, you can't win a game with out a team unless your playing 1 on 1. The team helps when you need help they score and defend without them you can't win in a basketball match. A player gets 6 fouls before they are fouled out once they get fouled out they can't play the rest of the game so coaches like to substitute there best player and bring them back later in the game. 1 on 1 is when 1 player goes against another player the score usually does not go up high and they don't use a timer but that's there choice.
