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How To play basketball. By Josiah Tomm. Basics to basketball. Defense The Rules Interesting facts Have fun. Defense is Key. Bend your knees Keep your feet shoulder width apart Stay low to raise mobility Keep arms up to prevent the person with the ball from shooting or passing
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How To play basketball By Josiah Tomm
Basics to basketball Defense The Rules Interesting facts Have fun
Defense is Key • Bend your knees • Keep your feet shoulder width apart • Stay low to raise mobility • Keep arms up to prevent the person with the ball from shooting or passing • Don’t reach for the ball because that’s a foul
The Rules The basic rules of Basketball are: • Don’t touch the other players or it will be a foul • Stay in bounds or else it’s the other teams ball • Continue bouncing the ball until you shoot or pass. • Don’t take more than two steps or it’s a travel.
Interesting Facts • The first “hoops” were actually just peach baskets and the first backboards were made of wire. • The NBA instituted the three-pointer before the 1979-80 season, an idea it borrowed from the ABA • The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is located in Springfield, Mass
Have fun • The most important part of basketball is to have Fun!! • Playing basketball is a good way to stay active while having fun. • Basketball is fun to play with friends no matter how bad or good you are.
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