Leander Bienemy

English 1020-01N

Mr. Murphy

/25/06

Basketball

Entertainment plays an important roll in today's society. There are many forms of entertainment and many different ways to entertain. One way others can entertain themselves is by participating in a sport. The sport of basketball is one of the easiest and yet one of the most complicated sports played in the world today. In order to take part in this activity and be efficient at it you must learn the fundamentals of the game. One of most important basics for the sport of basketball is dribbling. Another important fundamental is passing the ball efficiently to your teammate. Shooting is also an important fundamental in the sport of basketball. The most important fundamental in basketball is defense. Basketball is a sport that consists of fundamentals including dribbling, passing, shooting, and defense.

In order to play basketball you must first learn the rules of the game. After you learn the do's and don'ts of the game then you can improve yourself on the fundamentals of the game and most start with dribbling. Dribbling is just bouncing a ball constantly. When dribbling you must be cautious and careful because you not only have to pay attention to your defender you also have to pay attention to yourself. During this fundamental you can be your best defender or you could be the best offender depending on your knowledge of the game, decision making, and dribbling abilities. Most people get confused with the concept of dribbling. Offenders have the habit to just catch the ball and start dribbling. This is not what dribbling is used for. When an offender catches the ball they should see what they have before making the decision to dribble in a certain direction. Dribbling is used to create space between the defender and the player with the ball. When there is a good defender who plays tight defense then that is when dribbling is necessary.
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Another important fundamental is passing. Passing is simple at times when your target is easily spotted and in close range. All you have to do to pass the ball is throw the ball to another player on your team. Passing becomes complicated when two or more defenders decide to close in on you (trap) and try to force you to make a bad pass or lob the ball to where another defender can intercept the ball. When this happens then the offender is faced with a decision. His decision is to call a timeout or if he is ...

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