Is basketball a contact or non contact sport?
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I think it is non contact because if u do anything you will get a foul
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Like basketball, the game is played on a hard court with scoring rings at both ends, and with a ball resembling a basketball (but lighter, smaller and slightly softer in construction). The rings, whilst of similar height and dimension to basketball hoops, do not have a "backboard". The field is divided into thirds which regulate where individuals in each team are allowed to move, and two semi-circular "shooting circles" at each end from within which all scoring shots must be taken.\n\nThere are seven players on each team, who are given nominated, named positions (and in competitive netball must wear "bibs" or "patches" showing the abbreviations below indicating that position). They are only allowed in certain areas of the court, as described below:\n\nNetball positions \nPosition Name Abbreviation Opponent Areas permitted \nGoal Shooter GS Goal Keeper Attacking goal third including shooting circle \nGoal Attack GA Goal Defence Attacking goal third, shooting circle, and center third \nWing Attack WA Wing Defence Attacking goal third and centre third, not shooting circle \nCentre C Centre Everywhere except shooting circles \nWing Defence WD Wing Attack Defensive goal third and center third, not shooting circle \nGoal Defence GD Goal Attack Defensive goal third and center third, including shooting circle \nGoal Keeper GK Goal Shooter Defensive goal third, including shooting circle \n\nBy the combination of the above, only the Goal Attack and Goal Shooter are able to score goals directly.\n\nNetball rules do not permit players to take more than one step in possession of the ball. Consequently, the only way to move the ball towards the goal is to throw the ball to a teammate. The ball cannot be held by one person for more than 3 seconds at any one time. This, combined with the restrictions on where players can move, ensures that everyone on the team is regularly involved in play. Defence is restricted -- not only is contact not permitted, but players must be at least three feet (90 centimetres) away to defend, meaning that hard physical contact is rare. If contact is made, the ball must be passed to the team against which the penalty was committed.\n\nA game is played in 4 quarters of 15 minutes each, with an interval of 3 minutes between the first and second and third and fourth quarters and an interval of 5 minutes at half time. There is up to 2 minutes of time allowed for each injury.
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Sure, what would be good about them?  Basketball at that level is very physical, and it should be.  And, I can see occasionally a pushing match, or even punches being exchanged.  But, a brawl even approaching the level of what happened in Detroit is terrible for everyone!
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The ball and the basket.
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Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules.\n\nSince its invention in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891, it has developed to become a truly international sport. Organized league play originated in the YMCA; early leagues were formed in colleges. Basketball eventually became a professional sport. Even though it was originally an American sport, it quickly spread internationally and outstanding players and teams are found today all over the world.
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Basketball and football
1024893
its when a player interferes with the ball going into the basket... while its on/around the rim
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If it is a live ball after the shot, then YES it is counted as a rebound.\n\nIf it a missed shot on the first shot of a two shot free throw, for example, then it is not counted.
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No, it has only been allowed since the 2001-2002 season, when they took the following determinations:\n1-Eliminated all existing illegal defense guidelines. \n2-Established a defensive 3-second rule, limiting the amount of time a defensive player may stand in the lane when he is not closely guarding someone. \n3-Reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds the amount of time a team will have to advance the ball past midcourt.\n4-Eliminated touch fouls by allowing brief contact initiated by a defensive player if it does not impede the progress of the player with the ball. \n\nHope this clarifies your doubts.
878029
uh ya this is totally about basketball. go search in in tennis and maybe you could get a decent answer
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Generally speaking, no. Wrestling is a secondary sport in terms of media coverage and school support in most places, with basketball getting the lion's share of coverage and support. Still, there are exceptions in locales where there is a perennial state or national power in the sport.
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no, the winter olympics contain sports that have to do wih the winter, basketball is a summer event.
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American football. At any one point in a play, you could have all twenty-two players on the field in contact (blocking, etc.) Most other team sports are made up of one-on-one encounters - either one player against another (basketball, soccer) , or one player against the ball (baseball).
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soccer and basketball
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ahahah. theres no fouls in football btw, thats basketball. I'd say football. You have to learn plays, technique, and study game tapes of the opponent. Rugby is pretty much all-out running around and hitting people. As you can see, much smaller learning curve.
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basketball, game played generally indoors by two opposing teams of five players each. Basketball was conceived in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, a physical education instructor at the YMCA college in Springfield, Mass., as a way to condition outdoor athletes during the winter months. His original list of 13 rules has undergone a century of revision, leading to faster pacing and greater athleticism. Today basketball is one of the most popular American sports and one the rest of the world has adopted.\nBasic Rules\n\nAt each end of the court—usually about 92 ft (28 m) long and 50 ft (15 m) wide—is a bottomless basket made of white cord net and suspended from a metal ring, 18 in. (46 cm) in diameter, which is attached 10 ft (3.05 m) above the floor (usually hardwood) to a backboard made of fiberglass, wood, or other material. Players may throw, dribble (bounce), or shoot the basketball (an inflated ball usually made of leather or rubber) but may not run with it or kick it.\n\nTeams try to advance the ball and shoot it through one basket (the ball must enter from above) and to keep the opposition from scoring through the other. Each field goal, or basket, scores two points, or three points if shot from beyond a specified distance (21 ft/6 m in U.S. colleges, slightly longer in international and professional play). Teams must shoot the ball within a prescribed time limit (24 sec in the National Basketball Association; 30 sec in international games and in most women's play; 45 sec in men's collegiate play).\n\nAny player making illegal body contact with an opposing player is assessed a foul; the opposing team may be given possession of the ball, or an opposing player awarded free throws at the basket from the foul line. Each made foul shot is worth one point. Players who exceed the foul limit (usually five, but six in the NBA) are disqualified from the game. International and collegiate basketball games have two 20-min halves, professionals play four 12-min quarters, and high schoolers play four 8-min quarters.
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The traveling violation occurs when a player, who is in possession of the ball, moves his (or her) feet without bouncing (or "dribbling") the ball at the same time. A player is allowed to lift his heel, but his toes and the ball of his foot must remain fully planted, so that they are only "pivoting" or swiveling around, without moving to another position on the floor.\n\nIn the NBA, the traveling rule is probably the rule most frequently violated without being called. Players on the move towards the basket frequently take "extra steps" without being called for it - but the relative freedom to violate the traveling rule is what has changed basketball from the old-time game of "set shot" shooting (standing still) to the more exciting modern game of "driving" and "dunking".