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To be a good offensive basketball player, you have to keep moving with or without the ball, to get open for shots for yourself or to set up your teammates for a basket. The most common ways to get open are by using dribble penetration

Basketball court is where two teams challenge each other on speed, power, and accuracy. Basketball court is where we shed sweat, blood and tears and, of course,basketball court is where we school people and perhaps, get schooled! The page has information on the everything you need to know about a basketball court - from jargons, building, choosing, maintaining and everything in between

How importan is Rebounding in Basketball

How important is rebounding in basketball?

"We lost the game right there because we don't get an offensive rebound and the ball hits the floor." Dirk Nowitzki

Roddman is famous for his superb rebounding ability.  Do you know why?

Imagine yourself standing in front of Rodman in the air, then you will know why.  I am not saying that Dennis gets all the rebounds by fouling.  This is because a good, aggressive play is just half a step away from a foul play.  Denis's strong power, will, andvertical leap makes him arguably the best rebounder in the NBA ever. 

Rebounding is one of the major aspects of the game.  For some players, rebounding is THE game, their only duty on the court.  It is typically a big guy's job. Under the rim, you will find warriors. They fight battles and they shed sweat and blood. That's not an exaggeration. Inside the paint, people literally fight for a superior position, they will push you, elbow you, and do every little things that might gain an edge against you.

Just how important is rebounding? Whenever you grab a rebound, your team gains a chance to shoot again while the other team actually loses it. The difference is double.
While good footwork and vertical leap is the major determinant of rebounds. It does require experience to become a good rebounder such as anticipating where the ball is landing. For example, the longer the shot or harder the rim, the farther the bounces. Simple physics.

For offensive rebounds, you will have to fight for the position under the basket. Remember that the point to offensive rebound is to earn you an edge. So do not commit the whole team to offensive rebound, else the other team will make you pay - one long pass will easily make the ball end up in the other side of the court. Always have someone stationed at the top of the key ready to retreat. If you are out-rebounded, stand in his face and prevent him from passing immediately.

Meanwhile, for defensive rebounds, you will probably be in a favorable advantage. So box out and prevent the perimeter offensive players from getting an offensive rebound and an easy basket. Your primary job should be thinking how to prevent the other team from grabbing it instead of grabbing the rebound itself. If you are unable to grab the rebound, but successful in preventing your guy from getting the rebound, you have done your job.

Irelad Rugby Arrive

The Ireland squad and management landed at Dunedin Airport earlier today as their focus switches to next Sunday's final Pool C Match against Italy at Otago Stadium.


Head coach Declan Kidney said that Rob Kearney (jarred knee), Sean O'Brien (bruised arm) and Keith Earls (mild dead leg) had picked up 'various bangs' during yesterday's 62-12 victory over Russia.


But all three are expected to make quick recoveries and Paul O'Connell, Gordon D'Arcy and Tommy Bowe, who were ruled out for the Rugby Games, are due to train on Tuesday.



Team manager Paul McNaughton reflected the mood in camp when saying: "Everyone was pleased with the result (against Russia), the guys felt it was mission accomplished.


"I think some players put their hands up (for selection). Some of those players got their first game or first start, we see it as dual purpose - everybody contributes and it allows people to put up their hand and say 'consider me'.


Six Nations rivals Italy now stand between Ireland and a place in the quarter-finals, with the Azzurri also in action tomorrow against the USA in Nelson.


McNaughton said there is no danger of the players looking ahead to potential opponents in the knockout stages, as the full focus is now on claiming that fourth and final win over the Italians.


"Nobody is thinking about the draw or anything like that, nobody is looking beyond this game. We were all very pleased to beat Australia but Italy was the game we had to win."


Consultant scrum coach Greg Feek continued on that theme. Ireland are on a 15-match winning streak against Italy but some of the sides' recent meetings have been close - 23-20 at Ravenhill in 2007, 16-11 at Croke Park in 2008 and 13-11 in Rome last February.


"Nobody is taking anything lightly. We know what's ahead and will prepare accordingly," explained Feek, who has been part of the Irish coaching set-up since last November's GUINNESS Series.


"We can take some things from the Russian game as well, they played well and tested us at the breakdown.
"There is a lot of experience in this group (of players) and there is real determination (to succeed), but both teams will go into Sunday's game knowing a win is a must."

Post titleabout Golf

Golf is a relatively easy sport yet it can still sometimes be difficult to play for some. In principle the game is about striking a small ball using a customized stick with a heavy end some distance and eventually into a small hole. Then repeating this exercise 17 more times over holes of different lengths and degree of difficulty. 

The golfer is equipped with a set of clubs (maximum 14 in total) of varying length, club head density and loft of face, which hit the ball different lengths and heights, and a putter for use on the greens. 

Most amateurs play the game over 18 holes (also known as a roundcof golf), using any of a number of game formats. Professional play normally consists of Strokeplay, with most events played over 4 rounds (72 holes and 4 days). The winner, quite simply, is the player who plays the 72 holes in the fewest shots or strokes. 

Thanks to SOME GREAT people like Tiger Woods, the PGA, and the LPGA the game of golf has become a REALLY popular past time for many. One that anybody can easily learn and afford to play, no matter what level they are at.

College football game in the United States

The first game of intercollegiate "football" between two colleges from the United States was an unfamiliar ancestor of today's college football, as it was played under 99-year-old soccer-style Association rules. The game was played between teams from Rutgers University and Princeton University, which was called the College of New Jersey at the time. It took place on November 6, 1869 at College Field, which is now the site of the College Avenue Gymnasium at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Rutgers won by a score of 6 "runs" to Princeton's 4. The 1869 game between Rutgers and Princeton is important in that it is the first documented game of intercollegiate football ever played between two American colleges, and because of this, Rutgers is often referred to as The Birthplace of College Football. It came two years before an inter-club rugby game under the auspices of the Rugby Football Union would be played in England; though it must be remembered that rugby had been codified 24 years before this in 1845 and played by many schools, universities and clubs even before the laws were first put on paper. 

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The Rutgers-Princeton game was undoubtedly different from what we today know as American footbal, nonetheless it was the forerunner of what evolved into American football. Another similar game took place between Rutgers and Columbia University in 1870 and the popularity of intercollegiate competition in football would spread throughout the country.

Rugby football

Rugby football is a style of football that originated from Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union

A game of rugby football developed from a version of football played at Rugby School and was originally one of several different versions of football played at English public schools during the 19th century.

The game of football that was played at Rugby School between 1750 and 1859 permitted handling of the ball, but no one was allowed to run with it in their hands towards the opposition's goal. There was no fixed limit to the number of players per side and sometimes there were hundreds taking part in a kind of enormous rolling maul. This sport caused major injury at times. The innovation of running with the ball was introduced sometime between 1859 and 1865. The popular myth of the sport's origin states that Rugby pupil William Webb Ellis broke the local rules by running forward with the ball in his hands in a game in 1823. Rugby School produced the first written rules for their version of the sport in 1845.