Basketball is a fast paced game. Like any sport, it can have its moments where teams get a little too aggressive, body-to-body contact becomes a little pushier than it should, and a foul occurs.
Like most team sports, each player on a Basketball team has a specific position where they are responsible for certain roles. Your unique skills and physical traits may help determine which position you are most suited for.
Point Guard: Brings the ball up the court and sets up the play.
Shooting Guard: Not the primary ball handler but is the most dynamic scorer.
Basketball is a fast-paced sport with a lot of moving parts within a condensed area, so it can be tough making a judgement on how some fouls should be called. One of the biggest controversies, both in the SSC leagues as well as the pro’s, is the difference between a charging foul and a blocking foul.
While the NCAA temporarily banned the Slam Dunk back in 1967 as they felt “it was not a skillful shot,” despite being such a crowd pleaser, the SSC has a few different reasons for banning this kind of shot from our leagues.
For our less experienced Basketball players, man-to-man (or person to person) defense is when each player is assigned to defend and follow the movements of a single player on offense. A zone defense is when each defender is responsible for guarding an area of the court, and any offensive player that comes into that ‘zone’.
We have all experienced those players on our team, you know, the one who only shows up to about 40% of your league games. Their excuses are always (somewhat) valid – “I’m swamped at work,” “My car got stuck in the snow,” “I had to feed Mr. Meowington” – but they usually pay their league fees in full and they’re always up for a post-game beer, so we put up with them anyway.
You don’t want to play short (again) so you need to find a sub. This can sometimes be a tedious task, so here are a few tips to help simplify your quest:
WHO TO ASK
Spinning a basketball on your finger is completely unnecessary in a Recreational Basketball game, but it’s super cool in warm up or at practice. Since we are a fun-first league, we thought we would share some tips on how to become the coolest player on your team, by learning to spin a ball on your fingers.
There are very few steps to being successful at spinning the ball. The most important ones are:
