Ever wonder which team gets the basketball at the start of the quarter or half? Doesn’t it seem confusing as to why a team gets the basketball again when they won the tip? This actually confuses a lot of spectators and even basketball players. It really is simple who gets possession, let me explain. The … Read more
Profanity, sometimes it is a way for players to express themselves on the court and make them feel better temporarily when they make an error is. F***, S***, Wtf are all used in basketball and are accepted. But is swearing allowed during an actual basketball game. Is swearing allowed in basketball? No, the rule books … Read more
I can remember at a young age asking myself how much taller am I going to be, at that point in time I was obsessed with the game of basketball and wasn’t very tall. It was pretty obvious as a kid on the court, that if your tall you have a distinct advantage over everyone … Read more
You play basketball, and you watch basketball but you wonder how are tall basketball players, such poor shooters? Or is this really true? Why are taller basketball players, bad shooters? Taller players have an advantage in basketball over their smaller opponents, which means that they can rely upon their height to their advantage to score … Read more
There are a lot of wives’ tales about growing taller. Stretching, hanging from a bar, and even pills. One such theory many believe in is jumping to actually make you taller? Yes! The act of jumping to make you taller is believed by many to increase height. Does jumping make you taller? The act of … Read more
Basketball can be a tall task to take on if you are a small player. The better the skill level you are playing, the taller the players you will face in competition. How do you play against taller basketball players? There are a number of different strategies that you can use to gain an advantage … Read more
Your first tattoo, you’re excited but you didn’t think it through because you’re in the middle of a basketball season. Now what? How do I preserve the tattoo and not irritate the skin that has been tattooed? Let’s discuss the Dos & Dont’s after getting a tattoo. Can you play basketball after getting a tattoo? … Read more
A carry in basketball? I didn’t know there’s such a thing. You may not have known what a carry ball is but that isn’t your fault as it doesn’t get called by the referee as often as it did years prior. What is a carry ball? A carry ball in basketball is when a player … Read more
A question that is asked a lot is how many fouls does it take for a player to get ejected from a basketball game, players get ejected for different reasons in basketball, from flagrant to technical fouls there are many ways a player must leave the game. How many personal fouls before ejection in the … Read more
I remember when I was much younger I would have to jump to shoot my free throws, this had me thinking is it legal to shoot a free throw this way? So the question remains. Can you jump during a free throw? Yes, as long as you do not cross or land on the free-throw … Read more