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Introduction

A Free Throw In Basketball Muscular involvement I think that some of the movements involved and some are gross. For example the movement of the arms is quite gross but the back spin placed on the ball by the rolling of the fingers is fairly fine. ...read more.

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Continuity I think that on the continuity continuum a free throw is discrete. This is because the skill can be repeated but the performer starts again. There is a clear beginning and an end. Pacing I think the pacing of the skill is entirely self-paced. It is a skill in which the performer has complete control over the rate at which the action takes place. ...read more.

Conclusion

This is because it involves one simple movement shooting towards the ring. But for a higher chance of a successful shot back-spin is required and this can be harder to learn. Organisation Shooting a free-throw would be at the high end of the organisation continuum because it cannot really be broken down into smaller parts. It is just one flowing movement, which doesn't have any sections to it. ...read more.

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