Today I am going to tell you a little bit about basketball. The referee throws the ball up in the air and one person from each team jumps up and tries to grab it or hit the ball to their teammate. Then they try to make points.
There are different shots you can make to play basketball. It is so fun. To slam dunk, you run up and jump and slam the ball in the hoop. Shooting is where you stand in the middle of the floor on your tippy toes, aim for the hoop, and then jump. You can shoot three point shots from the three-point line, and you can shoot and make two points from inside the three-point line.
Only two teams can play basketball at a time. There can be five players from each team on the court at a time. If more play, that team will be fouled. If you take the ball out of the opponent’s hands and go to their hoop and take their ball, you are fouled. It will be hard to dribble the ball. If you do not know how to play, here is how to dribble: you need to push the ball down and up. If you don’t dribble, you will get fouled. Watch out for the other team while you are dribbling, because they can steal the ball and make a point.
I hope you will try it because it is fun to play!