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In basketball, tactics play an important role because they often decide whether a team wins or loses the game. Tactics in basketball is understood to be all arrangements a team makes to achieve their set objectives. Strategies are the ways the team adopt to interpret the tactics. Tactics and strategies in basketball involves two things which are ; ==> Defense and ==> Offense Defensive Plays in Basketball involves everything you do when the team is not in possession of the ball.  In basketball, the goal of the defense is to gain possession of the ball by stealing the ball or getting a defensive rebound . Their task is to prevent the opponent from scoring. Basketball players do this by blocking and stealing the ball. In basketball there are different defense strategies to choose from. The best known moves in defense are usually man-on-man defense and zone defense. Man-on-Man Defense In man-on-man defense or one-man defense - as the name suggests - each attacker is assigned an i...

Ice hockey and field hockey require dedication and strong hand-eye coordination. The foundation of both sports is quite similar: work with your team to score a goal against the opponent. Yet, several aspects of the game divide the two. If you want to know more about the differences between field and ice hockey, continue reading below! Where Do They Play? The first difference between the two sports involves the different types of terrain they play on. Ice hockey plays on the ice at a skating rink, and professionals almost always play it indoors. The standard dimensions for ice hockey rinks are 200 feet by 85 feet, which is much smaller than where field hockey teams play. Field hockey occurs on either artificial turf or grass field. The field is 100 yards long and 60 yards wide, which is equivalent to the dimensions of football and soccer fields. While the dimensions of an ice hockey rink are significantly smaller than the dimensions of a field hockey field, each player exerts an immense...

 Hockey and its Origins The roots of hockey are buried deep in antiquity. Historical records show that a crude form of the game was played in Egypt 4,000 years ago and in Ethiopia around 1,000BC, whilst an ancient form of the game was also played in Iran in around 2,000BC.  Various museums offer evidence that a form of the game was played by the Romans and Greeks as well as by the Aztecs several centuries before Columbus arrived in the New World. The modern game of hockey emerged in England in the mid-18th century and is largely attributed to the growth of public schools, such as Eton. The first Hockey Association was formed in the UK in 1876 and drew up the first formal set of rules. The original association survived for just six years but, in 1886, it was revived by nine founding member clubs. Hockey and the Olympics The inaugural Olympic Hockey Competition for men was held in London in 1908 with England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales competing separately. With the addition of...

 INTRODUCTION Table tennis is a very popular recreational and competitive team game played by either individuals (1 v 1) or pairs (2 v 2). The game requires a purpose built table (court) and net, with players aiming to hit the ball continuously over the net and into their opponent’s side of the table to force their opponent(s) to either not return the ball back over the net or to land the ball off the table (out of bounds). It is widely acknowledged that table tennis is the most popular racket sport and the game can be so fast that a ball can travel as fast as 100 mph. ORIGINS OF TABLE TENNIS Table tennis originated in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century. The first generation of table tennis players belonged to middle-class Victorian society, which was inspired to create the game after watching lawn tennis (now known as just tennis). The first game was played using a champagne cork as the ball, cigar boxes as paddles, and a stack of books to make a net. At this point, the ...

A violation in basketball is called on any player who breaks or violates a rule of the game defined in the rulebook. In addition, unlike fouls, they do not typically end up in free throws for the other team. Rather, they almost always result in a turnover.  There are three types of violations  1. Ball-Handling Violations When a team is on offense, they create violations by mishandling the ball. That means dribbling in an illegal way, or dribbling somewhere you shouldn’t. This category includes: =>backcourt violations =>carrying (also known as palming) =>double-dribbling =>traveling Traveling is when you take three or more steps without dribbling, which instantly results in a turnover. Carrying/palming, which is the same category, is a form of traveling where you dribble by grabbing the ball and then turning it over in your hand before putting it on the court. In that same vein, double dribbling occurs when you dribble in a way that causes the ball to rest in one or...

 Basic skills in basketball The objective of basketball is to score more points than your opponent by putting the ball through the hoop. However, the process in which an individual or team does this is much more complicated than it seems. Some of the most important skills that are part of the game of basketball include shooting, dribbling, passing, rebounding, and defense. Outside of basketball-specific skills, the need for athleticism, jumping ability, speed, and stamina are all important skills in the game as well. For example, without the ability to jump, skills such as rebounding or defense are increasingly difficult. A player who is not the quickest will be at a disadvantage compared to faster, more explosive players. Every skill in basketball can be developed through training and practice. Drills and techniques are used at all levels of the game to teach players correct fundamental skills. What are the five basic skills in basketball? The five main skills in the game of baske...

History of basketball  In early December 1891, Canadian American Dr. James Naismith , a physical education professor and instructor at the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (YMCA) (today, Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts , USA), was trying to keep his gym class active on a rainy day. He sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his students occupied and at proper levels of fitness during the long New England winters. After rejecting other ideas as either too rough or poorly suited to walled-in gymnasiums, he wrote the basic rules and nailed a peach basket onto a 10-foot (3.05 m) elevated track. In contrast with modern basketball nets, this peach basket retained its bottom, and balls had to be retrieved manually after each "basket" or point scored; this proved inefficient, however, so the bottom of the basket was removed, allowing the balls to be poked out with a long dowel each time.  Basketball was originally played with a soc...