Hey y'all on the steemit platform. I'm gonna be making an article on baskeball; my favorite sport.
BREIF HISTORY ON BASKETBALL
Basketball was invented in 1891 by a Canadian named James Naismith. It was invented as a way to keep athletes indoors during the cold seasons and also fit, as it is less prone to get players injured. and at the end of the 19th century it became an important part of the American culture.
HOW BASKETBALL IS PLAYED
Basketball is played by a total of 10 players; 5 on each teams, aside substitutions. It's a game divided into a 4 quater session; each quater last 12 minutes at the NBA level and 10 minutes in major European and international setups. The game is played by dribbling the ball with hands. Each of the teams tries to score points by putting the ball through the opponent's hoop.To be able to play basketball one needs to be able to perform and understand the basic skills and rules.
WHERE BASKETBALL IS PLAYED
Basketball can be played indoors or outdoors on a rectangular court. The court is divided at the centre by the half court line. The two longest sides of the rectangular court are known as the side lines and the two short lines are know as the base lines. An arc is drawn from the left of the base line to the right and it is know as the three point line.same applies for both halves of the court.
BASIC SKILLS
Dribbling: this is using your hands to control the ball on the court. It involve being able to kep the ball in play and it has a technique to it as players can not just slap on the ball.
Passing: this is the ability to get the ball to another player on your team without it being intercepted by the opposing player. There basically three types of passes in basketball, they are:
Bounce pass
Chest pass
Overhead pass
Shooting: this is the ability to the the ball through the opponents hoop for points.
RULES/VIOLATIONS
Traveling, double dribble, fouls, back-court, goal tending…..e.t.c
I'll be explaining the rules/violations on my next post.
Glad I could share this.