There are lots of sports activities people engage in to keep fit and to have fun, some do it to earn.
The question is...
Which do you love watching or playing?
For some reason, when I was younger, I always felt like I'm being punished when my favorite tv-, show was changed to soccer and the like. It's always like I'm being tortured because I just couldn't derive any pleasure from watching it, perhaps it because I couldn't understand what was being played.
To be honest,
I don't want to tell a lie. Though I understand soccer and other types of the sport when I watch it now, I still find it difficult to sit in front of the TV watching any. I may enjoy watching for a while but lose interest before I know it.
Nevertheless, one sport that fascinates me and keeps my eyes glued to the tv till it's done in basketball.
Basketball is played between two teams with five players each in the rectangular court. The game usually starts when the referee throws a jump ball.
The rules
...of the sport are quite simple. There ought to be 5 players of each team on the court and to win, one team needs to score more points. It's also important to score within the shot clock, if a shot clock violation is committed, the possession of the ball will become awarded to the other team. This is why it's better to take a shot no matter where you are on the court.
Dribbling advances the ball.
This is one part that gets me excited when I'm watching basketball. Dribbling is an important skill in basketball when a player uses one hand to
continuously bounce the ball in the court. It helps the player control the ball and advance it into the hoop, also creating a distance between his/herself from the defender. Dribbling is important for both teams on the court. So far, I've discovered that dribbling is the most important skill for those who play basketball because without good dribbling, it would be almost impossible to move down the court and instead of scoring points, one would end up moving violations.
I only watch this sport but I don't play it because I don't know how to.
There is a popular saying
..that basketball is meant for only tall people, I don't know how true that is but I understand the advantage that comes with being a tall basketball player. As I mentioned earlier, I enjoy watching it not because I long to be a player someday but to watch how the players apply their skills while playing, it's just a way of giving fun.
Thanks for reading everyone and this is my entry to the hive learners
Week 03 - Edition 01 Topic,
titled
“YOUR FAVOURITE SPORT”