Free Throw Shot: How To Play Basketball

Shooting a basketball involves many steps. To shoot a basketball a hoop is needed. So, go to a gymnasium at school,rec center, or even your driveway. Grab a basketball and dribble a few times to get comfortable with the basketball before shooting the basketball. Go to a spot closer to the hoop, like the left or right block on the marked court. It is a square shape located on the floor of the gym. After finding the blocks or the place you choose to shoot from, the first thing you should do is line your foot up to the basket. If you are left-handed, your left foot should be lined up to the basket. If you are right-handed, your right foot should be lined up to the basket. Once you have lined your dominant foot up, the other foot that is not lined

Form is extremely important in order to make a 3 pointer.Use your wrist for direction,make sure it is in line with the basket.Then make sure that with your hand you lead the ball to the basket. Use your dominant hand to complete the shot not with both hands, it will be mess.

A player has to learn to always keep their eyes focused on the ball and where the ball is going. If they don't, the ball will be off and you wont make it because the player wasn't focused on the target, they were focused on something else. Players have to practice to keep eyes on target because its an important part of the game of basketball, when a player has his or her eyes focused on the target, their whole body tends to act the same, and which in the end helps for accuracy of the ball. If you have your eyes focused and on the target, you have a better chance for the shot to

Basketball size differentiation can be a big deal when it comes to the WNBA and NBA. In the NBA the ball size ranges from 29 ½ inches to 30 inches. “Women’s hands are smaller than men’s on average, so it’s easier for the women to handle

We can all agree that basketball is almost becoming popular around the world. So many people play this sport but do people know how basketball started and how it evolute throughout the years since basketball was borned? So like every other sports and creations, there has to be a inventor and in basketball there was a man by the name of Dr. James Naismith. “Created in 1891 in a Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA gymnasium has grown into a game played worldwide by more than 300 million people”(historybits.com). So this game has been out for a very long period of time with many changing of the rules in basketball throughout the history. When it was first played in the late 1800s, there were different rules and even different looking basketball. As for the rules, originally there would be 10 people on the court but it first started with 18 people on the court which after couple of years it changed to only 10 people. Substitution was also different and the rule for this was at first no one can enter until the next game. “The rule was changed in 1920 to allow a player to re-enter the game one time. In 1934, the rule was expanded to allow players to re-enter the game twice, and, in 1945 the rule was finally changed to permit players to return to the game an unlimited number of times”(hooptactics.com). The first basketball looked very alike a football but round. The backboards were made out of straight wood and the baskets were made out of peach baskets or square boxes. There was only

Basketball can be played in all different levels starting from grass roots- the amateur and beginners, to the school comps, club

Purpose: to inform the audience about basketball such as the basketball rules and history and development of basketball.

You have to start with an aerobic base, which is needed to help regulate lactate and H+. Also, a strong aerobic base helps the heart come down faster and more efficiently, which will assist in repeated sprint-ability, which is vital for basketball. This would consist of tempo runs, lasting from 3-10 minutes, with 1-3 minute breaks, not going over 75% of the VO2 max. Next would be the lactic system, which is where basketball is generally played. The ability to increase lactic threshold and increase the efficiency of lactic being used for energy (supported by aerobic conditioning) is essential. Interval runs would be used, lasting 30s-1:30s, with 1-2 minute rest. Lastly, the ATP-PC or A-lactic system would be trained to increase sprint repeat\-ability along with speed endurance. These drills will last 0-10s, with a 1:30-3 minute

is where you want to focus on the rim and extend at the elbow, and extending at

I believe that a lot of practice and hard work and practice, you can make it anywhere you want to go. For instance one basketball game that I remember real well is the time that I was on the free throw line and the we were up by two points with ten seconds left, and if I did not make this shot I knew that the other team could drive down the court and shoot a three pointer and win the game. So i went up to the free throw line not knowing if I was going to make this shot or not. When I shot the free throw I could tell that it was going to hit the back of the rim. And guess what, it did, and to make it even worse the other team got the rebound and drove down the court and made a layup. After one of my teammates threw the ball in

Shooting the basketball is the easiest thing to improve. The best way to enhance shooting is to keep practicing. Better shooting greatly increases the teams score and gives the opponents a hard time of catching up. Once a player feels their shot is good enough, they can attempt 3-point shots. There is a line pretty far away from the goal

To build a basketball goal you’ll first need the required supplies. To build mine, I used an eleven foot piece of angle iron to create the base of the goal. Next, I got a ten foot tall steel cylinder from the shop to use as the pole. Then, I found 4 pieces of 5 foot rectangular steel

When guarding an offensive player who is one pass away from the ball, you should be in denial. Denying your man the ball, keeps him from scoring. Play the passing lane and stay between the player you're guarding and the ball. You can never lose your balance in

The most important part of the game of basketball is shooting the basketball, after all the object of the game is to put the basketball through the basket. A

Connecting to audience: I’m sure most of you have shot a basketball in your lifetime, but I’m sure few of you are aware of the basic mechanics to shooting a basketball. Today, I’ll show the basics of shooting.