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Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. [1]
A layup is a two-point attempt made by leaping from the ground, releasing the ball with one hand up near the basket, and using one hand to tip the ball over the rim and into the basket (lay-in) or banking it off the backboard and into the basket (lay-up). The motion and one-handed reach distinguish it from a jump shot.
Olympic pictogram for basketball. Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end ...
As the defense shifts passing lanes open up and defenders have to rotate to stay in position. Speeding up the tempo and running fast breaks also can beat this defense. Pushing the ball quickly up the court gives the defense little time to set up the zone. If the offense can get to the basket before the zone sets up scoring can be achieved easily.
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Fast Break may refer to: . Fast break, an offensive strategy in basketball and handball; Fast Break (candy), a chocolate bar by the Hershey Company Fast Break, a 1979 film starring Gabe Kaplan and Bernard King
Basket-Hall Kazan (Russian: Баскет-холл Казань) is a basketball specialized indoor arena that is located in Kazan, Russia. It is primarily used for basketball , but it can also be used for volleyball and concerts .
Yang Liwei (Chinese: 杨力维; pinyin: Yáng Lìwéi, born 2 January 1995) is a Chinese basketball player for Inner Mongolia women's basketball team and the Chinese national team, where she participated at the 2014 FIBA World Championship. [1] [2] In February 2023, she joined Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association ...