Things are going perfectly for the basketball players of the German national team. The team has won all three games so far at the World Cup in Asia. But she wants more. “I hope we can take home something big. That’s the big goal,” said Captain Dennis Schröder. The team has to step on the gas in the next round as well. On Friday we continue against the country Georgia. If you want to shine with your basketball knowledge in between, you can get some information here:
Time: Many sports have the same rules no matter where you play them in the world. It’s different in basketball. The German league, for example, has different seasons than the NBA, i.e. the American league. Basically, the playing time is quartered. A quarter lasts 10 minutes in Germany, twelve in the NBA. At the World Cup it’s the same as in Germany: the individual quarters there are 10 minutes long.
Inventor: James Naismith is considered the inventor of basketball. A good 100 years ago he was supposed to develop an indoor sport in the USA to keep a group of students fit even in winter. The sport should do without fights, so that the students do not injure themselves. This is how James Naismith developed the modern form of basketball. However, the idea of throwing a ball through a ring during a game is much older. Hundreds of years ago, South American peoples like the Inca and Maya played like this.
Dunking: Getting the ball in the basket is the number one goal in basketball. One variant often looks particularly impressive. When dunking, the players jump very high and stuff the ball into the basket from above. Sometimes they hold on to the ring for a moment and dangle in the air. Incidentally, the ring hangs at a height of exactly 3.05 meters for adult players – and that in all professional leagues.
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2023-08-31 11:11:00
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