In this blog , my group would be posting about 5 things: basketball , swimming , jogging , soccer and dance  . we would do our best to motivate you to try out one of these activities , and maybe even pursue other kinds of sports that you would like to try , but may not have the confidence to .

you can do it . Its the first thing that you should tell yourself . you may not be like those who excel at any kind of sports they do , but you are you , and you are going to try something new and have FUN at it !  

my first post would be about basketball : how to play basketball 101 ! :D

<-- thats michael jordan guys .

1.       How to play basketball?

Any beginners have the ability to dribble , pass , shoot . It takes time to learn them to do it well only.

There are three types of passes:

Chest pass , Bounce pass, and the Overhead pass.

CHEST PASS:

Firstly, the goal for this chest pass is to pass the ball from your chest to your teammate’s chest. Catch the ball with a tight grip, one hand on each side of the ball, so no one can hit the ball out of your hand. Next, when you’re ready to pass, take one big step forward and keep your back leg stable to the ground, so the ball will be in control.

BOUNCE PASS:

Similar to the chest pass, but this time you are passing by hitting the ground to your teammates. There should be a small distance , so it will be easier for your teammates to catch the ball. Make sure that when the ball reached your teammates, your teammates catches it when it is reaching his waist not his chest.

OVERHEAD PASS: This time, take the ball over your head, pass it to your teammates at a high point, so that your defender won’t be able to steal your ball, the goal for this pass is to pass the ball to your teammate as fast as possible.

For dribbling, you need confidence and control. Most people think they can’t dribble, you know why? Because, they see people on TV or any matches dribbling and they do not have the confidence to dribble like the pros. This is false! All you need to know is that you need to control your own dribbling. Before you can dribble like a pro, you need to learn the fundamentals.

Firstly, you need to keep your hand on top of the ball always, dribble firmly to the ground and keep your head up and knees bent. with lots and lots of practice , it should feel very natural !

There are two types of dribblings for fundamentals, the crossovers and between the legs.

For the crossover, it is to change direction in ways your defender comes. The key of the crossover is keep low and keep the ball close to your body. You don’t want the ball to be too far away from you as you will lose control of the ball easily.

For the between the legs dribble, it gives more protection from the defender by dribbling between your legs instead of it being in front of your body.

HERE'S ARE VIDEOS FOR YOU:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaHTuRppFqk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMl5dnlNdnA   

(disclaimer:not our videos , no copyright intended)

Last but not least, for shooting! It is the most important skill in basketball. Shooting is all about form.

Firstly, it is to have your feet at the shoulder length apart.

Seondly, get your knees bend. Nice and low.

Now we move on to your hands. No matter you’re shooting with your right or left, put your hand at the middle of the ball, grip it with your fingers. When you put your ball up, there are space right under. Now, the hand you don’t shoot with is called your guide hand. Put it on the side of the ball. When you shoot, the guide hand will be off, so it will be a one hand shot at the release. Now when we shoot the ball over your defender, you have to release at high as possible, when you let you want to jump as high as you can. 

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- Ben ~