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The up and under is a move consisting of two parts: a shot fake (the up) and a step-through (the under). First the player with the ball fakes a shot by thrusting the ball above their head as if to take a shot, then when the defender jumps in an attempt to block the shot, the offensive player steps by them and attempts a clear, unguarded shot. [14]
Typically play begins with one player shooting the ball from a significant distance. This shot must hit the rim, but cannot go through the basket. If either of these violations occur, the ball must be re-shot. Once the ball is legally shot, all players then fight over the rebound. This is meant to mimic the "tip-off" of a standard game.
Prayer – A shot that has very little probability of being made. Set shot – A shot taken without leaving the floor. Slam dunk – A shot performed with the player jumping in air and forces the ball into the rim with one or both hands. Swish – (n) A shot which goes through the net without hitting the backboard or rim. (v) To make a swish.
Originally, a missed shot where the shot clock expired while the ball is in the air constituted a violation. In 2003 the rule was changed so that the ball remains live in this situation, as long as it touched the rim. If the ball touches the rim and slightly bounces over the basketball hoop it will be called as a loose ball.
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the ...
Olympic pictogram for basketball. Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end ...
For 51 years the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has hosted a national free-throw contest known as the Hoop Shoot. Featuring youth from throughout Ashland County who won their school’s ...
A free throw shooter, under FIBA rules, must shoot the ball towards the hoop within five seconds after an official places it at the shooter's disposal. [9] (Under North American rule sets, the shooter is allowed 10 seconds.)