Basketball!

By Shreyes

Basketball is a very fun sport to play, It requires a lot of practice and skill. The goal of the game is to shoot the ball through the net. There are many ways to score. A layup would be two points, a jump shot would be two points, and a three pointer is three points. There are four quarters and each one is 12 minutes. There are five players on each team and 10 bench players. There is one coach that is there during the game. Basketball players are usually very tall. The height of a basketball hoop is 10 feet. Dunking is one of the hardest ways to score in a real basketball game. These are all the basics for learning basketball.

There are many lines on a basketball court that you have to know about. The most important would be the out of bounds line which is all around the court. You step out of bounds, it is the other teams ball. There is a free throw line. This is where you go to if you get fouled. Then you take two shots there. There is a half court line indicating the seperation of the court. There is also a three point line. If you shoot behind this and make, you get three points. The base line is the start of one end of the basketball court. There is a place called the key which is inside the free throw line.

The most basic rule of basketball is don't go out of bounds. Another rule would be to not travel. You always have to be dribbling the ball when it is in your hand. Two steps are allowed though. A double dribble is when you bounce the ball with two hands or when you hold the ball and dribble again. This is not allowed. Pushing someone or hitting someone will result in a foul. There can only be five players per team on a court. So in total, there will be ten people.