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Steps for how to play basketball
Step 1: Establish a set order of player rotation that never alters during the game.
Step 2: Allow the first person to shoot a free throw to start the game. This is called "breaking the ice." The first successful free throw of the game counts as two points no matter who makes it. All subsequent free throws are worth one point.
Step 3: Let the second player rebound the ball and shoot it if the first player misses the free throw. The ball can\'t bounce more than once before being retrieved and shot. If the ball bounces more than once and the player doesn\'t get it, the player\'s turn is forfeited. The next player in the rotation steps out to the three-point line and shoots to restart the game. The three-point shot is only worth two points.
Step 4: Make sure you jump every time before you handle the ball. Unless you\'re shooting the free throw, you\'re never allowed to touch the ball while your feet are on the ground.
Step 5: Play continues in this manner, rotating in the set order until a player makes a basket. Any shot made during this part of the game counts as two points.
Step 6: Shoot free throws after making a basket. Each free throw is worth one point.
Step 7: Continue to shoot free throws until you miss one. There\'s no set limit to how many in a row you can make.
Step 8: Play continues after a missed free throw in the same manner as before.
Step 9: End the game whenever a player gets exactly 30 points. If a player goes over 30 points, the player\'s score automatically drops to 19 points.
For how to play basketball defense
Body Position and Weight
Most coaches seem to want players to get in a lower crouch than players want to do. Most players, it seems, want to stand erect. So, how low should you be? A good rule to follow is this:
Make sure your head is always lower than the head of the guy you are guarding.
If you stay lower than him, you will be more ready to move than him. If he lowers his head to drive, you need to lower your head even more to stay in front of him.
Players get blocking fouls when their knees are OUT. If you will examine a little further, you will see that their heads were up, too! At the moment of the block, the defender\'s head is likely higher than the dribbler\'s.
Besides being lower than your man, you should have your weight back. Be ready to move when he moves. Get in your man\'s bubble and have your weight back.
Players often stay away from their man. When the man fakes or looks to shoot or pass, it\'s only then, they move forward So, what happens? You get to the bubble (to the man); but, your weight is forward so that you can not possibly beat him to where he is going.
Imagine trying to win a hundred yard dash. One guy is in the starting blocks ready to burst forward. You start several feet in front of him; but, you have to touch the starting line when the gun goes off. Obviously, you would be several steps behind after ten yards. Apparently, this isn\'t as obvious to some basketball players. In games at all levels, players stay too far from their men. At times, they lunge forward, and the guy with the ball blows right by them.
Why do players allow this to happen? If you want to win a race, you have to lean in the direction of the finish line. In basketball you have to lean in the direction of the basket. This is the finish line your guy wants to beat you to!
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