• Continuous motion has no significance unless the foul is on the defense. A lot of them bounce. The standard distance for the 3-point line in standard NCAA basketball is 20 feet, 9 inches in a continuous arc. VI. It consists of bouncing the ball on the floor continuously with one hand while walking or running down the court. Air resistance pushes against the ball and tries to force it out of the basket. It pulls the ball toward the floor which enables the bounce. In this case the outside forces that act on the ball are gravity and the player's hand. Double Dribble: The act of dribbling the ball, stopping the dribble or motion of the ball and beginning to dribble again. Without gravity everything would just float in the air, so the game wouldn't be able to played.The player's hand is other force that acts on the basketball. Essentially, this tells us that the ball is only being controlled by its environment: the players, the floor, the backboard. Gravity is the pull of the earth's object. Dribbling is the act of bouncing the ball continuously with one hand, and is a requirement for a player to take steps with the ball. Basketball fouls are penalties assessed by the referees for rough play to keep a player from gaining an advantage over another player. These are two key elements to burn in your mind. Dunk - when a player close to the basket jumps and strongly throws the ball down into it ... 1. • There is a “window of time” that a defensive foul must occur for it to be considered in the act of shooting. The basketball, the center of the game, is almost continuously in motion. Dribbling - the act of bouncing the basketball continuously. A player who is fouled is awarded the ball out of bounds unless the foul occurred during the act of shooting, in which case the player who is fouled is awarded 2 free throws. According to the first law, the basketball is always moving in one direction, unless acted on by another force. To dribble, a player pushes the ball down towards the ground with the fingertips rather than patting it; this ensures greater control. In basketball, dribbling is the legal method of advancing the ball by oneself, as opposed to passing it to another player or shooting for the basket. Question: A Ball Is Rolled Continuously Up A Hill, Another Bounces Around A Basketball Court For Awhile After Being Dropped By A Child, A Third Ball Falls To The Earth, And A Fourth Rolls Down A Hill. DRIBBLING 48. This is why you have to aim very carefully and put a certain amount of force on the basketball to score a point. VI. Dribble: The act of bouncing … The last force is the friction involved in this shooting situation. • The window opens when the try begins … and closes when the ball is in flight. Double team - when two basketball teammates join efforts in ~ a single opponent. Results in a violation and turnover. 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