Basketball

Basketball is my passion. I do love to play this kind of sport even though I am not like that very good in playing this game. Unlike my brothers they are very good and strong in playing this sport but  I always play this game because as what I have said I love this game. This year, I am already fourth year college I still played this game even though I am not varsity in my school. I did not stop playing this game. So now, I want to give you some facts about this game according to my research. Basketball is a team sport. Two teams of five players each try to score by shooting a ball through a hoop elevated 10 feet above the ground. The game is played on a rectangular floor called the court, and there is a hoop at each end. The court is divided into two main sections by the mid-court line. The ball is moved down the court toward the basket by passing or dribbling. The team with the ball is called the offense. The team without the ball is called the defense. They try to steal the ball, contest shots, steal and deflect passes, and garner rebounds.

When a team makes a basket, they score two points and the ball goes to the other team. If a basket, or field goal, is made outside of the three-point arc, then that basket is worth three points. A free throw is worth one point. Free throws are awarded to a team according to some formats involving the number of fouls committed in a half and/or the type of foul committed. Fouling a shooter always results in two or three free throws being awarded the shooter, depending upon where he was when he shot. If he was beyond the three-point line, then he gets three shots. Other types of fouls do not result in free throws being awarded until a certain number have accumulated during a half. Once that number is reached, then the player who was fouled is awarded a '1-and-1' opportunity. If he makes his first free throw, he gets to attempt a second. If he misses the first shot, the ball is live on the rebound.

Moreover, each game is divided into sections. All levels have two halves. In college, each half is twenty minutes long. In high school and below, the halves are divided into eight (and sometimes, six) minute quarters. In the pros, quarters are twelve minutes long. There is a gap of several minutes between halves. Gaps between quarters are relatively short. If the score is tied at the end of regulation, then overtime periods of various lengths are played until a winner emerges

Each team is assigned a basket or goal to defend. This means that the other basket is their scoring basket. At halftime, the teams switch goals. The game begins with one player from either team at center court. A referee will toss the ball up between the two. The player that gets his hands on the ball will tip it to a teammate. This is called a tip-off. In addition to stealing the ball from an opposing player, there are other ways for a team to get the ball. One such way is if the other team commits a foul or violation.

This  foul or violation includes all the illegal and physical contact that are not allowed to this game. This major violations are hitting, slapping, pushing, holding and illegal screening. Now, If a player is shooting while a being fouled, then he gets two free throws if his shot doesn't go in, but only one free throw if his shot does go in.

It is true that in basketball there are more fun. That is why I do love this sport. But you what is your sports passion? Every 4:00–5:00 in the afternoon, me and my brothers are always played this kind of ball games. In this game I believe every time I played this game I am able to know more about my brothers. Like, we share in the same happiness. But we cannot deny the fact that there is really a moment that rivalry takes upon during the game because of misunderstanding upon the violations. But I can say that after the game we already forgot what had happened inside that court. That is one mystery that I believe what ever happened inside the court happened at once.